For the second straight day on Sunday anti-Jewish rioters defied a protest ban in Paris to rampage in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Sarcelles in what one police official called the “Paris Intifada.” Hundreds of mostly Arab and North African youths marched through the streets wielding bars and clubs while shouting, “Death to Israel.” The neighborhood’s main kosher grocery Naouri was burned to a shell as was a local Jewish owned pharmacy. The nearby synagogue in Garges was firebombed, but little damage was done. Riot police attempted to disperse protesters and block access to another synagogue in Sarcelles and a few dozen Jewish vigilantes gathered nearby. Journalists were assaulted and some police officers were injured by the rioters, France’s Le Figaro reported. “I live in Garges, near the synagogue, but I’m afraid to go home,” a young woman told the newspaper.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:42:51 +0000
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