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Police investigate desecration of 101 graves at Vienna's main cemetery
Associated Press
Published: 04.01.08, 19:44
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1. They have no choice
Daniel ,   Israel   (01.04.08)
Those frustrated bastards have no choice but ridicule themselves by acting over graves. They are not provoking us living Jews; they are ridiculing themselves.
2. to #1
Tobias ,   Tehran   (01.04.08)
Did you notice that some 76 non jewish graves were also desecrated? Do they count for nothing?
3. Tobias # 2
George   (01.05.08)
Yes, I noticed. So we have Christian and Jewish graves desecrated. Who could be responsible? Perhaps those radical Austrian Buddhists.
4. to 2 You know the Jews
(01.05.08)
They see only themselfs the rest of the world for them is nothing , them first then the end of time .... totaly selfish .
5. antisemitism
marcel   (01.05.08)
Antisemitism goes up if jews or israel are perceived as weak. israel has never been weaker with olmert as PM.
6. To #2
Jen ,   USA   (01.04.08)
I don't think number one meant to belittle the non-Jewish graves that were descreated. But do you think that maybe, just MAYBE, that the fact that there were swastikas spray painted on Jewish graves in the birthplace of Hitler there was a deeper context there? Sheesh.
7. #2
Moran ,   israel   (01.05.08)
Tobias...in death we are all equal...it breaks my (Jewish) heart every time ANY kind of grave is vandalized....and as for you Daniel...of course it is provoking to some Jews..you cannot speak on behalf of all of us..
8. DNA evidence? LOL
chad ,   usa   (01.05.08)
Since when do police call in forensics to investigate a common graveyard vandalism? That's so ridiculous I don't even know where to start.
9. # 8 Chad unless the graves were of your people.
Petra ,   usa   (01.05.08)
Your post seems to indicate you approve of nazi/islamic vandals who use darkness as a cover to desecrate graves of the dead. My hope is that they nail these grave 'heroes' to the wall. Ridiculous? Your reply was just that.
10. No Muslim graves have been desecrated in Europe...
Nannette ,   London   (01.05.08)
Only Christian and Jewish graves have been vandalised. What does that say about the Islamic immigrant population?
11. # 10 Nanette what is says is..
Petra ,   usa   (01.05.08)
Islamic terrorists work in the dark for that's what they represent. There are no muslims who fought WITH the allies.
12. Nanette - it says nothing
Justine   (01.05.08)
It says nothing. Do you think Muslim immigrants come to Eastern Europe to desecrate our Jewish and Christian graveyards? Because there are very few Muslims around in Eastern Europe and graveyards still get desecrated...
13. #12
amnon ,   miami   (01.06.08)
you are wrong the muslims in eastern europe are the worst,they lived there in the comunist era and were afraid to speak ,today they are the ones that cause all the troubles
14. to #12
mother fr north   (01.06.08)
Austria is Central Europe..not Eastern The Austrians have half-heartedly welcomed Muslims mostly Turks after have "ridden themselves" of their Jewish population with the help of Adolf ( who was an Austrian)
15. # 4 and YNET
(01.06.08)
I'm sure had someone made such a racist remark generalizing Arabs, it would be censored.
16. the defenseless dead
toe ,   decatur, GA USA   (01.06.08)
Cemeteries are peaceful places. Few things are more sad and pathetic than those who desecrate them. It bothers me probably more than attacking religious buildings because where as they would be repainted or repaired, there is usually few funds and less motiviation to fix gravestones and markers. The dead are defenseless. Their plot was their and their families last physical remnant of their lives, and some people feel they have the justification or are just plain stupid enough to destroy them. If it's the former, who are these enemies that they aren't content with attacking real people, they have to demean or try to erase the dead? It makes my blood boil.
17. to #13 and #14
Justine   (01.07.08)
I was talking about Poland, Czech Republic etc. There are almost no Muslims there, and the tiny traditional Muslim minority in Poland (of Tatar descent) is perfectly assimilated and causes no trouble. There is simply no evidence that it is Muslims who usually desecrate Jewish and Christian cemeteries across Europe. It's more likely local vandals and/or skinheads.
18. graveyard hatred
Abigail ,   mckinney, texas-usa   (05.20.10)
people regardless of what religion they are have no right to do this.If you don't have respect for the dead you have respect for no one. The dead are defenseless.Such a shame.
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