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German mosque targeted in firebomb attack
The Turkish Press ^ | November 17 2004 | AFP

Posted on 11/18/2004 11:10:42 AM PST by knighthawk

SINSHEIM, Germany, Nov 18 (AFP) - A mosque in southern Germany has been damaged in an overnight attack with a molotov cocktail, the prosecutor's office in Heidelberg said on Thursday.

Investigators said a bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown at the main entrance of the mosque in Sinsheim but it rebounded from a pane of glass above the wooden door and burst into flames on the ground.

A local resident saw the flames and put out the fire, which did not cause any damage inside the mosque.

The cost of the damage to the outside of the mosque has been estimated at 10,000 euros (13,000 dollars).

The attack comes amid fears in Germany that a wave of anti-Muslim violence that followed the murder of the filmmaker Theo van Gogh in the neighbouring Netherlands could spread over the border.

Germany is home to more than three million Muslims, including 1.9 million Turks.


TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: german; germany; mosque; putsomeiceonthat

1 posted on 11/18/2004 11:10:43 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: MizSterious; rebdov; Nix 2; green lantern; BeOSUser; Brad's Gramma; dreadme; Turk2; keri; ...

Ping


2 posted on 11/18/2004 11:11:02 AM PST by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

This is the part where self-censorship can prove wise.


3 posted on 11/18/2004 11:17:00 AM PST by Tarpaulin (Look it up.)
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To: Tarpaulin
This is the part where self-censorship can prove wise.

I choose to follow the lead of a wise person.

4 posted on 11/18/2004 11:20:32 AM PST by Stentor
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To: Stentor

Sow the wind....reap the whirlwind


5 posted on 11/18/2004 11:22:36 AM PST by jusduat (I am a strange anomaly)
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To: knighthawk
Are Moslems inciting a new Kristallnacht?
Almost immediately upon assuming the Chancellorship of Germany, Hitler began promulgating legal actions against Germany's Jews. In 1933, he proclaimed a one-day boycott against Jewish shops, a law was passed against kosher butchering and Jewish children began experiencing restrictions in public schools. By 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of German citizenship. By 1936, Jews were prohibited from participation in parliamentary elections and signs reading "Jews Not Welcome" appeared in many German cities. (Incidentally, these signs were taken down in the late summer in preparation for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin).

In the first half of 1938, numerous laws were passed restricting Jewish economic activity and occupational opportunities. In July, 1938, a law was passed (effective January 1, 1939) requiring all Jews to carry identification cards. On October 28, 17,000 Jews of Polish citizenship, many of whom had been living in Germany for decades, were arrested and relocated across the Polish border. The Polish government refused to admit them so they were interned in "relocation camps" on the Polish frontier. ...

On the nights of November 9 and 10, 1938, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting. In all 101 synagogues were destroyed and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps, Jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 died (Snyder, Louis L. Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. New York: Paragon House, 1989:201).


6 posted on 11/18/2004 11:26:29 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Stentor

Wisdom is a good thing.


7 posted on 11/18/2004 11:28:26 AM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: knighthawk

The natives are restless.......


8 posted on 11/18/2004 11:30:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Give someone enough EU-ROPE and they will hang themselves......out of pure frustration......)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Are Moslems inciting a new Kristallnacht?

On the one hand, I would ask if Jews in the 1930's had murdered, terrorized and threatened the world with the forcded imposition of their religion. The brainwashed Germans of the time might have said yes, but the news of the world certainly didn't agree with that.

On the other hand, there is much to be said for keeping this conflict restricted to the people who actually want to hurt the west - the Islamofascists - and not taking action to draw any new blood into the battle.

Just some random thoughts from someone in a hurry.


9 posted on 11/18/2004 11:31:13 AM PST by SlowBoat407 ( Just drive away and remove the piece of paper that is stuck to window later.)
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To: jusduat
Germany is home to more than three million Muslims

The harvest is about to begin......

10 posted on 11/18/2004 11:32:16 AM PST by Red Badger (Give someone enough EU-ROPE and they will hang themselves......out of pure frustration......)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Did the Jews "incite" the first one?

Kind of a weird way to frame your question, IMO.


11 posted on 11/18/2004 11:32:40 AM PST by dmz
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To: knighthawk

Tawana Brawley


12 posted on 11/18/2004 11:33:48 AM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: knighthawk

How is this possible? europs is a bastion of equality, tolerance and peace. It must be Americans performing these vitriolic crimes against the poor, peaceful, opressed Muslims. Bush is sending the CIA over to incite riots and hate crimes!

Oh, wait. Not the CIA, they're against Bush. It must be Zionist Jews controlled by the Mossad in Israel. Or, theocratic Christofascists bent on imposing a Christian Police State across Germany.

Whoever it is, it isn't peace-loving, tolerant, Europeans. It can't be... can it?


13 posted on 11/18/2004 11:38:45 AM PST by osboy (Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.)
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To: knighthawk
My German's a little rusty, but I'll give it a try:


Lassen Sie uns rollen

14 posted on 11/18/2004 11:44:09 AM PST by Freebird Forever (Next time shoot the cameramen first.)
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To: dmz

Of course the Jews did not incite the first Kristallnacht. Sorry if my phrasing may have suggested that. I was attempting more to draw eerie parallels on German behavior. Clearly the Jews were blameless, unlike adherents of Islam today.


15 posted on 11/18/2004 11:50:03 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Freebird Forever

"Next time shoot the cameramen first"

LOL!


16 posted on 11/18/2004 11:57:55 AM PST by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: Tarpaulin
This is the part where self-censorship can prove wise.

Agreed heartily.

17 posted on 11/18/2004 1:14:59 PM PST by MegaSilver
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