Posted on 04/04/2002 11:20:58 AM PST by knighthawk
Brussels, April 4, IRNA -- A synagogue in the Belgian port city of Antwerp was attacked Wednesday when two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building.
The attack comes three days after a similar incident in Brussels. The bombs burned out on the pavement and damage to the synagogue in Antwerp, known for its diamond trade, was minimal, local RVI radio reported.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
At an emergency meeting Antwerp police decided to step up patrols in neighborhoods popular with Jewish residents.
The incident follows an attack on a synagogue in Anderlecht district of Brussels over the weekend and similar attacks on Jewish religious buildings throughout France.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers have hurled petrol bombs at a synagogue in the port of Antwerp, but the latest in a spate of attacks on Jewish targets across Europe caused little damage and injured no one.
"A window was broken and two Molotov cocktails burned out in the street," said Dominique Riyniars, a spokeswoman for the Antwerp public prosecutor's office.
She said it was too early to say whether the incident was related to an attack on another synagogue in Brussels, which was firebombed on Sunday night, also with no injuries.
The new attack took place in the heart of a Jewish area in Antwerp, famed for its trade in diamonds. About 20,000 Jews live in the city, Belgium's second largest.
Worsening violence in the Middle East has fuelled fears of a rise in anti-Semitism, prompting Belgian police to step up security patrols around synagogues.
Across France, several synagogues, a Jewish cemetery and a Jewish butcher's shop have been attacked in the last week.
Wonder how many of these synagogue burners have or will fly to Israel to protect their beloved Arafatty?
We are seeing the reality of the dark underside of the left wing perverted beasts.
Are they cowards, and want to show their Muslim masters that they will not oppose them, or are they really anti-semitic bastards?
Oh, I'm sorry, we're talking about Europe.....
If I were a jew I'd start thinking about getting the hell out. Either that or start scoping out the sewer system for future accomodations.
Last year, seven percent of babies born in European Union countries were Muslims. In Brussels, the figure was a staggering 57 percent. Islam is already the second religion of almost every European state - the only exceptions being those European countries such as Azerbaijan and Albania where it is the majority religion. If current trends continue, then an overall ten percent of European nationals will be Muslim by the year 2020.
But the left here like the Palestinians more and did everything to blacken Israel.
But lately a lot of people who first hated Jews started to gather on their side! People do not longer believe the lies of the left and see for theirselves that Israel is not the aggressor like they were led to believe.
The european people had better wake up or they are going to find themselves the victems.
Exactly. Take note anyone (probably no FR people) who thinks gun control is a great idea. Once again, the Jews of Europe find themselves unarmed. This is what happened last time.
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