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France: Jews fear another terror wave
Aviel Magnezi
Published: 19.03.12, 15:48
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1. France, Migron and hypocrisy
Rick ,   Israel   (03.19.12)
2. Pack your bags and come home
Moshe ,   Jerusalem   (03.19.12)
3. To the friends and families in Tolouse
Tim ,   Brighton   (03.19.12)
Our thoughts and prayers are with you
4. Anti-semitic
Pierre ,   France, Lyon   (03.19.12)
I'm french and I must say that's this is really horrific. But I'm sorry to say that this crime is far from being purely anti-semitic. Indeed a murderer with the same weapons and same methodology murdered military men last week in 2 separate attacks. All these murders are highly linked to the same criminal and as the last week's deaths are not Jewish authorities are thinking of a crazy murderer without any anti-semitic concern.
5. Shock and horror, yes,
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but certainly not surprise. Ten times as many Muslims as Jews in France, and no one expected this?
6. 450.000 jews in France
Jack ,   Paris, France   (03.19.12)
there are just 450.00 jews in France not 700.000
7. #6 No it is closer to 700,000 its hard to pin point exact.
Ori ,   Israel   (03.19.12)
So all those asking for aliyah NOW.. grow up.. Israel can hardly cope with the current population, I dont think 700,000 plus to arrive is going to help anyone.
8. Not just Jewish victims.
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (03.19.12)
Some minority soldiers were also shot earlier. Looks like the work of the National Front, and they are not only after Jews. Sad all around.
9. Don't be surprised if...
Maurice ,   Montreal   (03.19.12)
...it turns out that the terrorists are sent by the criminal regime in Iran. They said recently they would target Jewish targets abroad.
10. Prayers
Adam Neira ,   Paris, France   (03.19.12)
Prayers for the deceased and injured. The perpetrator must be found and apprehended as soon as possible. The three French soldiers murdered in the last two weeks in and around Toulouse were of North African origin, perhaps Muslim themselves, so this latest killing spree may have been done by a person or persons of the extreme nationalist bent. Of course before making suppositions more facts are required.
11. #4 No, not just anti-semitic: xenophopic.Military minorities
(03.19.12)
The targeted military men who were gunned-down were "ethnic".
12. #11
Pierre ,   France, Lyon   (03.19.12)
agree with xenophobic. Seems that the murderer could be member of a neonazi group (source: Le Point website)
13. No useless condemnations...
Naor Amir ,   USA   (03.19.12)
French authorities can stop with all their useless condemnations and apologies. What they really need to do is grow some chutzpah and reign in all the flourishing antisemitism coming out of their population. It wouldn't surprise me a bit to find out these murders were the direct result of how the French government tolerates antisemitism.
14. #13
Pierre ,   France, Lyon   (03.19.12)
You say french government tolerates antisemitism. It's obvious you are not aware of what happens in France !!!
15. #7
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (03.19.12)
The British received a mandate to help us build Israel. As soon as they had power, they said Israel was too underdeveloped so they limited Jewish immigration while importing massive numbers of Arab Muslims from the neighboring countries. Many of the Jews murdered by the Germans would have been saved if not for the racist British. If Israel can absorb more than 400,000 Arabs since 1992, and plans to let millions more move to Judea and Samaria, and can absorb tens of thousands economic refugees from Eritrea, we can certainly find the way to let Jews come back home from France.
16. Jews should arm themselves and shoot
Don Rosenberg ,   Palatine USA   (03.19.12)
to kill against these cowardly racists. Whether muslim or christian, these animals need to exterminated and destroyed and the governement must get these vermin now.
17. NEVER AGAIN=(COVERT) IDF includes Am Yisrael WORLDWIDE!!
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (03.19.12)
18. Murders happen. The crazies will be found.
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.19.12)
May the victims rest in peace. Murders are never justified, no matter whether carried out from the ground, air or water. Self-defense excluded. We have murders happening in the U.S. every day, perpetrated by various crazy people. It is always shocking.
19. again and again....
EISENFELD ,   ASHKELON   (03.19.12)
As always surely the french autorities will deny full responsability of the authors saying is a crazy man and by the way evitating their responsability in allowing a climate of incitement against jews that facilitates this kind of tragedies. the autorities are also to blame here.
20. sickening but the perpetrator is not known as yet
bari ,   nyc   (03.19.12)
firstly and most importantly may these souls rest in peace. to think of small children being shot down like rabid animals makes me want to throw up. france has a very huge muslim population with a percentage that of course sympathize with islamic terrorism. they also have some virulent rightwing neo-nazi fascist xenophobic groups. so it remains to be seen from where the murdering bastard emerged.
21. #17, I do my own defending in California.
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.19.12)
You ought to do likewise in Holland. IDF is responsible for Israeli citizens who reside there and that's ENOUGH to me. Besides, 25% of Israelis are NOT "Am Israel." The Israeli Law of Return is available to you and you can submit your application even in Holland.
22. Since when is anit-semitism in France "new"?
Jack ,   San Diego, USA   (03.19.12)
23. French Jews fear? Maybe they should just open their eyes?
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (03.19.12)
How many more Jews must be killed in France and other countries before you wake up to the rampant Antisemtism raging through Europe? Get you heads out of the sand!
24. Condolences
Stig W ,   Stockholm-Sweden   (03.19.12)
To the families in Toulouse: I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your families. Stig-Stockholm
25. Cruel truth
Sidney ,   USA   (03.19.12)
If Arab terrorists target Jews anywhere for being Jews, there is no deterence or defense possible. Hotheads will talk about retaliation but it wouldn't work because terrorists do not care about losses to their innocent civilians. Other hotheads will talk about Jews arming themselves but there will always be soft targets of opportunity. Civilized society depends on a compact among citizens to work. Barbarians, usually called criminals, inflict losses that are not bad enough to void the compact. Militant Islam does not contribute anything good to society but conceivably they could destroy it.
26. My condolences to the victims
Esteban ,   Argentina   (03.19.12)
May the perpetrators burn in hell. And get caught very soon
27. 18. You don't know what it means
(03.19.12)
to have your babies targeted for the crime of being Jews. Well I do!!!! I know what it means to hear the news report and KNOW that my babies are there!!!! This is NOT about random crazy people killing random people. This is about being hated by murderous bigots for being a JEW! This is about not being able to be with your babies EVERY minute of the day to protect them because they need protecting because they are JEWS!!!!!
28. 8. The soilders were murdered becuase they had served in
(03.19.12)
Afghanistan. Wake up.
29. Am Yisrael Chai
rj ,   london   (03.19.12)
My condolences to all the families murdered....as Jews we must be strong and stay united against the murderous savages that are always looking for an oppertunity to murder us. We must seek out this murderer and serve our justice upon him/her to the ultimate punishment.
30. To david carmiel
ambrosine shitrit ,   london uk   (03.19.12)
David your comment was very matter of fact. French Jews like some of our family, are settled. They and we in Europe know the anti-semitism that goes on in our country. We are not stupid. Not only on the streets of Europe but through social media sites. The people to blame, are the violent left wing who are aligning themselves with neo-nazis & crazed Islamic extremists. What do you want Jews to do, run away? If they run, from their homes, the Jew hating scum would have won their battle.
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