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France: Woman attacked for wearing Star of David
22-year-old French woman says youths of Middle Eastern origin snatched her Star of David necklace, lifted her shirt and drew a swastika on her stomach
by: Yael Branovsky
A 22-year-old French woman said Thursday she was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack by two youths at an underground train station in Marseille.
The youths, who the woman said were of Middle Eastern origin, snatched her Star of David necklace, then lifted her shirt and drew a swastika on her stomach before fleeing the scene.
According to the Jewish Agency, the French police have refrained from releasing the details of the incident before it was proven that the attack was motivated by anti-Semitism.
The head of the Jewish Agency delegation in France, David Roche, told Ynet that representatives of the local Jewish community would continue to follow the investigation.
“We will be in touch with the woman and provide her with all the help she needs,” he said, adding that the attack was the most severe anti-Semitic incident in France since the murder of Ilan Halimi in February 2006.
Jewish Agency Chairman Ze'ev Bielski released a statement saying that “specifically during the course of the largest display of democracy France has known in many years this barbaric act is carried out.
"We are doing our utmost so that the issue of the fight against anti-Semitism will top the agenda of the candidates for the presidency and of the candidate who is elected," he said.
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It's not the point that over 60 years have passed since the ending of the Hollocaust (though not if you ask Ahmedinejad and his treasonous neturei karta friends).
It's not even the point that Germany has numerous anti-racist/anti-anti-semitism laws (although anti-semitism is flourishing in many places and ways anyway).
It's that regardless of whether the anti-semitism is coming from Germans, French, Arabs, whoever, the swastika is their symbol. What does it represent?
The swastika represents a doctorine of hatred towards Jews; it says, 'Get out, we don't want you here.'
It says, 'We want you dead.'
It says, 'Don't forget, it's not that hard to get you the point of the Hollocaust.'
The last of the generation who bore witness to the Hollocaust is nearing death, and the younger generations seem to be living in a disillusioned saftey. The only question is, how real is it?
In recent news, we've seen anti-semetic acts world-wide increasing in double-digit percentiles, and anti-zionist sentiments spreading.
It appears to me that people are losing their understanding of Israel and its purpose - and not because of the corruption or the terrorism. Decades after escaping the harsh realities of anti-semetic surroundings have left everyone feeling as if the world is a safe-haven left only for them to judge. They had never felt fear for being who they are, therefore they see no reason to seek refuge from it.
Israel has seen progressivly rising rates of immigrants from France lately. I wonder why that is.
France: Woman attacked for wearing Star of David
22-year-old French woman says youths of Middle Eastern origin snatched her Star of David necklace, lifted her shirt and drew a swastika on her stomach
by: Yael Branovsky
A 22-year-old French woman said Thursday she was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack by two youths at an underground train station in Marseille.
The youths, who the woman said were of Middle Eastern origin, snatched her Star of David necklace, then lifted her shirt and drew a swastika on her stomach before fleeing the scene.
According to the Jewish Agency, the French police have refrained from releasing the details of the incident before it was proven that the attack was motivated by anti-Semitism.
The head of the Jewish Agency delegation in France, David Roche, told Ynet that representatives of the local Jewish community would continue to follow the investigation.
“We will be in touch with the woman and provide her with all the help she needs,” he said, adding that the attack was the most severe anti-Semitic incident in France since the murder of Ilan Halimi in February 2006.
Jewish Agency Chairman Ze'ev Bielski released a statement saying that “specifically during the course of the largest display of democracy France has known in many years this barbaric act is carried out.
"We are doing our utmost so that the issue of the fight against anti-Semitism will top the agenda of the candidates for the presidency and of the candidate who is elected," he said.
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3392614,00.html
It's not the point that over 60 years have passed since the ending of the Hollocaust (though not if you ask Ahmedinejad and his treasonous neturei karta friends).
It's not even the point that Germany has numerous anti-racist/anti-anti-semitism laws (although anti-semitism is flourishing in many places and ways anyway).
It's that regardless of whether the anti-semitism is coming from Germans, French, Arabs, whoever, the swastika is their symbol. What does it represent?
The swastika represents a doctorine of hatred towards Jews; it says, 'Get out, we don't want you here.'
It says, 'We want you dead.'
It says, 'Don't forget, it's not that hard to get you the point of the Hollocaust.'
The last of the generation who bore witness to the Hollocaust is nearing death, and the younger generations seem to be living in a disillusioned saftey. The only question is, how real is it?
In recent news, we've seen anti-semetic acts world-wide increasing in double-digit percentiles, and anti-zionist sentiments spreading.
It appears to me that people are losing their understanding of Israel and its purpose - and not because of the corruption or the terrorism. Decades after escaping the harsh realities of anti-semetic surroundings have left everyone feeling as if the world is a safe-haven left only for them to judge. They had never felt fear for being who they are, therefore they see no reason to seek refuge from it.
Israel has seen progressivly rising rates of immigrants from France lately. I wonder why that is.
