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Norwegian Muslims Surround Oslo Synagogue in 'Peace Circle'
Arutz Sheva ^ | 21/2/15

Posted on 02/21/2015 3:08:48 PM PST by Eleutheria5

Norwegian Muslims organized a peace vigil in Oslo Saturday in a show of solidarity with Jews a week after fatal shootings in Denmark targeted a synagogue and free speech seminar.

As the small mainly elderly Jewish congregation filed out of the synagogue after Shabbat prayers, a group of young Muslims, many of them teenage girls wearing headscarves, formed a symbolic ring outside the building to roaring applause from a crowd of more than 1,000 people, reports AFP.

"This shows that there are many more peacemakers than war-makers," 37-year-old Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the organizers told the crowd.

"There is still hope for humanity, for peace and love across religious differences and background," he added, before a traditional Shabbat ceremony was held in the open air with many demonstrators adding their voices to the Hebrew prayers.

Norway's chief rabbi appeared visibly moved when he said it was the first time the ceremony had taken place outdoors with so many people.

"Look to Norway"

"It is unique that Muslims stand to this degree against anti-Semitism and that fills us with hope...particularly as it's a grassroots movement of young Muslims," said Norway's Jewish community leader Ervin Kohn, adding that the rest of the world should "look to Norway."

"Working against fear alone is difficult and it is good that we are so many here together today," he said.

Despite Kohn's positive words of "looking to Norway," just last October he admitted the country has the highest level of anti-Semitic beliefs of any Nordic nation, saying the word "Jew" has become a common curse there.

There was a heavy police presence...

"It has been calm as we expected. We had no reason to expect any trouble but we were prepared," said police superintendent Steiner Hausvik, adding that about 1,300 attended the vigil.

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"As the small mainly elderly Jewish congregation filed out of the synagogue after Shabbat prayers, a group of young Muslims, many of them teenage girls wearing headscarves, formed a symbolic ring outside the building to roaring applause from a crowd of more than 1,000 people, reports AFP."

1,000 people present. Undisclosed number of them were Muslims and surrounded the synagogue full of elderly. Everyone is congratulationg themselves. Is this Stockholm syndrome?

"This shows that there are many more peacemakers than war-makers," 37-year-old Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the organizers told the crowd.

Irrelevant. War-makers kill peacemakers, until they outnumber them. War-makers make more babies than peacemakers. This self-congratulatory self-deception is what's wrong with the EU, including the United States, its most recent unofficial member.

1 posted on 02/21/2015 3:08:49 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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"This shows that there are many more peacemakers than war-makers,"

I don't buy it.
2 posted on 02/21/2015 3:10:09 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Eleutheria5
One word:

Taqiyya.

3 posted on 02/21/2015 3:10:37 PM PST by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: Eleutheria5
wtf?

Were they wearing backpacks?

4 posted on 02/21/2015 3:12:04 PM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: OldSmaj

Worse. Thinly-veiled intimidation with a smily-face mask.


5 posted on 02/21/2015 3:12:34 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: OldSmaj
One word: Taqiyya.

You got it.

6 posted on 02/21/2015 3:13:34 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: OldSmaj







7 posted on 02/21/2015 3:14:12 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Eleutheria5
Worse. Thinly-veiled intimidation with a smily-face mask.

That's exactly what I thought when I saw pics earlier today.
8 posted on 02/21/2015 3:14:45 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Eleutheria5

Bull Sperm... Their in fact time bombs.. Limpet bombs or Booby Traps..

Mostly girls?... I go with Booby Traps..


9 posted on 02/21/2015 3:18:51 PM PST by hosepipe (" This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole.. ")
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Now just a cotton-pickin’ minit here. Those girls’ boobies are still in training bras, I think, and unlikely to suck in anyone just yet. Time-bombed booby traps sounds more like it.


10 posted on 02/21/2015 3:23:04 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: OldSmaj

“One word: taqqiya”

First word that came to mind.


11 posted on 02/21/2015 3:26:59 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (There is only one party, the uniparty, and corruption is its credo.)
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“Norwegian muslims”
Corrected: Muslims in Norway.

Unlike, for example, Irish-Americans and African-Americans, who maintain an affinity for their homeland .... regardless of their geographical location, muslims remain “Muslim muslims”.
Period.
I’m sure the White House considers that “sad” and “sorry” but,
thank G_d for the 1st Amendment and Free Republic,
and Josh Earnest can bite my crooked crank.


12 posted on 02/21/2015 3:35:50 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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I’s not difficult for me o believe ha not *all* people who call themselves moslems are knuckledragging savages.In fact I'm not even convinced that a *majority* are.But nothing will *ever* convince me that anything less than a substantial percentage of them are *exactly* that.
13 posted on 02/21/2015 3:40:18 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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It’s not difficult for me to believe that not *all* people who call themselves moslems are knuckledragging savages.In fact I'm not even convinced that a *majority* are.But nothing will *ever* convince me that anything less than a substantial percentage of them are *exactly* that.
14 posted on 02/21/2015 3:41:30 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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“many of them teenage girls”

They were sent out there to make a good show. They probably haven’t been fully integrated into islam yet.


15 posted on 02/21/2015 4:01:29 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Gay State Conservative

In his book `American Sniper’ SEAL sniper Chris Kyle made it clear that he only considered the terrorists he was fighting, almost all of them, to be “savages”.
Our troops were very conscious of rules of engagement, and adhered to the rules whether they agreed with some of the more stringent ones, unlike the savages who hid behind civilians, or made bombs out of pressure cookers (Here) and artillery shells (over there) and hid them among civilians. Then detonated a second bomb when rescue crews show up.

These are maniacs who believe if they kill other people they will go to Heaven. Don’t beat yourself up over them. It’s not worth it.


16 posted on 02/21/2015 4:01:41 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Eleutheria5

That’s true, but at least there are some Muslims who are not totally sunk in depravity and at least seem to want to be part of this world.


17 posted on 02/21/2015 4:08:00 PM PST by livius
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To: Eleutheria5

Too little, too late. European muzzies are getting concerned about the real possibility of a backlash against all European Muslims.


18 posted on 02/21/2015 4:17:28 PM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: Eleutheria5

In this context “Peace” is a left wing dog whistle meaning “kill the Jews”.


19 posted on 02/21/2015 4:50:08 PM PST by Salman
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To: Eleutheria5

can you imagine the back slapping and drinks on the house back at the mosque...sorry to harbor a doubt or two, but don’t talk a good game...play one....and they don’t.


20 posted on 02/21/2015 5:02:22 PM PST by terycarl (common sense prevails overall!)
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