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‘Lebanon - true Holocaust’ painted near Brazil synagogue

Synagogue in southeastern Brazil sustains minor damage after attackers throw rocks, Molotov cocktails at building; eight Brazilians have been killed in Israel's offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon

A synagogue in southeastern Brazil sustained minor damage after attackers threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the building early Saturday, authorities said.

 

Three or four unidentified people attacked the synagogue in Campinas, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sao Paulo, and painted "Lebanon, the true Holocaust" on the sidewalk, the press office of the Sao Paulo State Public Safety Department said.

 

Authorities said windows and the synagogue's main entrance were damaged but no one was injured in the incident. A small fire broke out but was rapidly contained by passers-by. No arrests had been made.

Eight Brazilians have been killed in Israel's month-old military offensive against Hizbullah guerrillas in Lebanon, including a teenager who was fighting for Hizbullah.

 

Last week a Jewish community center in Sidney’s Bondi neighborhood was damaged by unknown vandals. CEO of the New South Wales board of deputies, Vic Alhadeff, said that gasoline-soaked logs were thrown at the building, in an attempt to set it on fire.

 

The center is currently under construction and, thus, was fortunately empty. Only minor damages resulted from the attack.

 

A day prior to the Jewish community center incident a house attached to the city's Parramatta synagogue was the focus of a similar attack . A cement block was thrown through the window and cars near the synagogue also had their windows smashed in. The perpetrators managed to escape and area police reported that they are searching for ten suspects of Middle Eastern appearance seen fleeing the scene.

 

Alhadeff claimed that these two incidents are related to the current conflict between Israel and Hizbullah.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.06.06, 11:57
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