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French Jews warn of new Kristallnacht
Theage.com.au/AFP ^ | 4/01/02 | staff

Posted on 03/31/2002 7:00:19 PM PST by LarryLied

The Jewish community's official representation in France warned today of a "new Kristallnacht" after a series of attacks on Jewish targets over the weekend.

The Central Consistory in Paris said it was "profoundly worried by the repeated attacks on French synagogues," and called on the government immediately to step up protection of Jewish buildings and institutions.

"Without this, we would have no choice but to consider the Jewish community as living through the beginnings of a new Kristallnacht, with the government totally passive," the Consistory said in a statement.

Kristallnacht is the name given to the night of November 9, 1938, when German mobs embarked on an orgy of anti-Semitic violence with the encouragement of Adolf Hitler's Nazi government.

President Jacques Chirac added his voice to the growing condemnation of the violence, which he described as "extremely worrying." "Whether it's against places of worship, or Jewish people, or the things they represent -- it is totally unacceptable," Chirac said.

In the latest attack vandals set fire to the front of a synagogue in the eastern French city of Strasbourg early today, and Jewish leaders said it was provoked by a large anti-Israeli demonstration there the day before.

Petrol was poured on the doors of the synagogue in the Cronenbourg quarter, and the subsequent fire spread into the hall before being extinguished, but there was no serious damage.

"I am not surprised by the fire. On Saturday anti-Israeli cries were raised, but also cries of hate. The crowd was whipped up, which was wrong," said Gilbert Roos, honorary Israeli consul in the city.

Muslim groups had organised a march through Strasbourg yesterday in support of the Palestinian intifada and to protest at Israel's armed attack on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah.

In other incidents, around 15 masked assailants smashed two cars into a synagogue in the southeastern French city of Lyon early yesterday, and last evening a man fired two shots from a shotgun at the front of a kosher butcher's in the southern city of Toulouse.

In Lyon, the leader of the local Muslim community, Kamel Kabtane, visited the La Duchere synagogue today in a gesture of solidarity.

"I am always available to do what is needed to send out a signal to those who want to sow hatred," he said.

Israeli leaders -- including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon -- have said French anti-Semitism is on the rise, but the government in Paris argues that the attacks are mainly the work of Muslims of North African origin and must be seen in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arielsharon; france; israel; jacqueschirac
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To: Brian Allen
The morally, spiritually and intellectually bankrupt FRench rationally and justifiably loath themselves.

And Psychopathological Projection Syndrome is alive and well in FRance, too.

LOL!

And lest we forget: They stink.

61 posted on 04/01/2002 7:01:04 AM PST by EternalHope
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon; dennisw
I agree. Good post #21, thank you.
63 posted on 04/01/2002 7:18:34 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: LarryLied
the european jews need to look inside themselves to see what they are doing to offend the people of peace.
64 posted on 04/01/2002 7:25:29 AM PST by Rustynailww
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To: one_particular_harbour
You got it exactly right. I remember in 1967 when Israelis were admired. They fought and they won. Today, they blame everyone else. Including those who harbor no ill will to them. Jews should consider backing off the attacks on Christians if they want support. Makes no sense that Norman Lear is running around the country screaming about right wing Christians trying to create a theocracy in America at the same time those very same Christians are the most loyal supporters Israel has. The ADL, the ACLU and People for the America way do more harm to the image of Jew in America than any neo Nazi could dream of doing.
65 posted on 04/01/2002 7:38:23 AM PST by LarryLied
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To: ladyjane
The French don't like anybody except the French!

I knew I admired something about the French.

66 posted on 04/01/2002 8:48:12 AM PST by Calculus_of_Consent
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To: LarryLied
Has anyone thought to ask, what the Jews did to piss everyone off?
67 posted on 04/01/2002 8:53:26 AM PST by Calculus_of_Consent
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To: LarryLied
Aside from all that, if you didn't jump all around smearing America for not doing enough for Jews, for sending them back to Hitler, I would not bother pointing this all out. But you do so the other side should be told.

I smear America for sending them back to Hitler??  Lol.  You are a piece of work, Lied ;).

Ever consider the possibility the reason Americans were not too thrilled with the idea of the St. Louis off loading passengers here was what had occurred in the Soviet Union? Who was to know there wasn't another Trotsky on board? America was over 90% Christian at that time. Christians knew of the slaughter of Christians in the Ukraine, they knew who the executioners were. Can you blame them for wondering if that might happen here?

Your brand of Christianity seems a bit suspect.

Thanks for flapping your raincoat in such a decisive fashion.  It's not pretty, but it is informative.  Anyway, I'll not bother with you anymore - you have painted yourself into a corner.

68 posted on 04/01/2002 9:15:39 AM PST by Cachelot
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To: eno_
European anti-semitism never fully died. In fact, it is a bit too convenient to blame the Nazis and, more recently, the Soviets. It goes a long way toward explaining why there is this Eurotrash pro-Palestinian tendency in the face of all evidence that Israel is the closest thing to civilization in that part of the world.

There will always be rampant anti-semitism because the Adversary is out to destroy the Chosen People of YHWH. He thinks that if he can destroy Jews (which he has tried throughout the history of the Jews), then he will have prevented YHWH from fulfilling his covenant. This will worsen until Messiah comes (again!).

69 posted on 04/01/2002 9:52:52 AM PST by DallasDeb
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To: EternalHope
And lest we forget: They stink.

Yair!

Must be all that pre-surrendering sweating.

And cheese.

Well there's that stuff.

And not bathing FRom one week to the next.


70 posted on 04/01/2002 9:57:55 AM PST by Brian Allen
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To: Godel
If current birth and immigration rates continue, most of Europe will be majority muslim within 2 generations.

Didn't Germany change their immigration policies in recent years because of the influx of Muslims (mostly Turks)?

71 posted on 04/01/2002 10:02:27 AM PST by DallasDeb
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To: xm177e2
Would it be Kosher for the IDF to grease their bullets in lard before they went off to war?

Maybe they'll give this task to the Reformed Jews.

72 posted on 04/01/2002 10:04:10 AM PST by DallasDeb
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To: Alouette
Starting to look like World War 2 all over again for the Jews....Sharon just needs to keep cleaning up his backyard.
74 posted on 04/01/2002 1:29:13 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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To: LarryLied
They fought and they won. Today, they blame everyone else.

Care to elaborate, like give examples? I don't recall hearing Jews blaming everyone else for the problems in Israel or elsewhere.

And I don't actually blame the Muslims who have settled in European nations. The anti-semitism was already there, waiting for an opportunity to rear its head publically.

75 posted on 04/01/2002 1:38:45 PM PST by DallasDeb
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To: Calculus_of_Consent
what the Jews did to piss everyone off?

Why don't you tell us what they did. Better yet, why don't you get lost.

76 posted on 04/01/2002 1:40:53 PM PST by DallasDeb
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To: DallasDeb
Haven't seen one thread on the subject where there is not someone blaming Bush, Powell, Cheney or all three for Israeli's problems. "Bush won't let Israel defend herself...Bush thinks oil is more important than Israeli blood...Bush is paying off his Arab campaign contributors..."

Even the endless charges of antisemitism against almost everyone are a shuck and jive to shift the blame. Everyone is like, you know, antisemitic. It is some kind of a disease people just come down with. Kinda like the flu but worse. No one knows what causes it. It happens all over the place and has for thousands of years. It is one of those mysteries no one can explain.

77 posted on 04/01/2002 1:50:08 PM PST by LarryLied
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon
That's pretty good advice even to those of us who are not Jewish, but also don't plan on being grist for the Islamist Nazi murder mill, or stand idly by while are Jewish brothers and sisters are targeted first.
78 posted on 04/01/2002 1:51:52 PM PST by Vigilanteman
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To: Cachelot
I'm Presbyterian and I don't mind at all being called a Kahanist. There must be more Jews like him or the Christians are in trouble as well. Peace to Meir Kahane. God rest his brave soul.
79 posted on 04/01/2002 2:27:39 PM PST by Twodees
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To: Twodees
Peace to Meir Kahane. God rest his brave soul.

Amen to that, Twodees.

80 posted on 04/01/2002 3:01:34 PM PST by Cachelot
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