European Anti-Semitic News Roundup
First let’s read about the priest leading a mob to smash a Hanukkah menorah
Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova’s capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said.
The 1.5 meter(5-foot)-tall ceremonial candelabrum was retrieved, reinstalled and is now under police guard.
Police said they were investigating but there was no official reaction from Moldova’s Orthodox Church, which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church and counts 70 percent of Moldovans as members.
The national government said in a statement that “hatred, intolerance and xenophobia” are unacceptable.
Jewish leader Alexandr Bilinkis called on the Orthodox Church to take a position over the priest’s actions.
The Jewish community was thriving before World War II but there are now estimated to be just 12,000 Jews in the former Soviet Republic. Twenty years ago there were 66,000 Jews. Many emigrated to Israel
Aunt Agatha calls on the Jewish community of Moldova not to hold its collective breath waiting for the church to apologize. Instead, they should leave Europe. ASAP. When you get priests leading the mob, you end up with pogroms.
On to Britain
Senior officials in Israel confirmed reports on Monday that a British court issued an arrest warrant against opposition chairwoman Tzipi Livni for her role in orchestrating Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip nearly a year ago.
The request for the warrant was submitted by a pro-Palestinian organization.
We really should do a daily feature on European Jew hatred, shouldn’t we? It is endlessly varied and there’s plenty of it. I wonder if they’ve considered doing a reality show: Which Nation Can Torment The Jewish People Most Successfully? Ok, bad title. Needs more snap. Let’s work on it and come up with something better.
- Aggie
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
December 14, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
Aggie, what about “Pogrom or no Pogrom”?
I’m tempted to suggest “Survivor: Auschwitz”, but I don’t want to tempt the Almighty any more than I already have.
BTL
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
December 14, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
Or Jeopardy! Does the game show own the word?
- Aggie
Carol said,
December 14, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
Jewpardy? Or is that too much?
And exactly how big a ration of crack is issued to British judges these days? How does a bunch of Brits (I’m assuming) have standing to even ask that this warrant be issued? And, back to the cracked-out judges, how do they have standing to order the arrest a citizen of Israel?
“International law” is unbelievably noxious.