It is time to rally around Bush, Israel and our toops.

Date:   8/3/2006 1:03:08 AM ( 18 y ago)

20 Jewish Owned Shops Attacked
in Rome (deja vu 1933?)


Rome: Jewish shops defaced with swastikas - Associated Press
About 20 shops owned by Jews vandalized in apparent neo-fascist attack linked
to fighting in Middle East. Fliers signed by group calling itself
Armed Revolutionary
Fascists left at the shops denouncing 'Zionist economy,' including
pro-Hizbullah slogans.


Owners of about 20 shops in the center and outskirts of the Italian
capital reached their
workplace Tuesday morning to find door locks filled with glue,
shutters nailed closed, and
swastikas defacing nearby walls, said Riccardo Paciffci, a spokesman for
Rome's Jewish Community.

Jewish shops across Rome were vandalized and defaced with swastikas in an
apparent neo-fascist attack linked to fighting in the Middle East,
officials said
Wednesday.


Although not all the shops targeted were owned by Jews, the raid was apparently
conducted in reaction to hostilities between Israel and Hizbullah,
Pacifici said.
Fliers signed by a group calling itself Armed Revolutionary Fascists
were left at the
shops denouncing "the Zionist economy" and including pro-Hizbullah
slogans, Pacifici said.

"There are still anti-Semites in Italy," Pacifici said. He told The
Associated Press that
Italian Jewish organizations have been flooded with dozens of e-mails
blaming Jews
for violence in the Middle East.
Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni condemned the vandalism.


"Rome and Romans are against any form of anti-Semitism," Veltroni, was quoted as
saying by the Corriere della Sera daily. "I hope that the authors of
these actions
will soon answer for them in court."


Police officials declined to comment on the investigation.


Last month, swastikas were spray-painted on walls in the Old Ghetto -
Rome's ancient Jewish neighborhood - while hundreds of thousands of
soccer fans gathered in the nearby Circus Maximus to celebrate Italy's
victory in the World Cup.
20 Jewish Owned Shops Attacked
in Rome (deja vu 1933?)


Rome: Jewish shops defaced with swastikas - Associated Press
About 20 shops owned by Jews vandalized in apparent neo-fascist attack linked
to fighting in Middle East. Fliers signed by group calling itself
Armed Revolutionary
Fascists left at the shops denouncing 'Zionist economy,' including
pro-Hizbullah slogans.


Owners of about 20 shops in the center and outskirts of the Italian
capital reached their
workplace Tuesday morning to find door locks filled with glue,
shutters nailed closed, and
swastikas defacing nearby walls, said Riccardo Paciffci, a spokesman for
Rome's Jewish Community.

Jewish shops across Rome were vandalized and defaced with swastikas in an
apparent neo-fascist attack linked to fighting in the Middle East,
officials said
Wednesday.


Although not all the shops targeted were owned by Jews, the raid was apparently
conducted in reaction to hostilities between Israel and Hizbullah,
Pacifici said.
Fliers signed by a group calling itself Armed Revolutionary Fascists
were left at the
shops denouncing "the Zionist economy" and including pro-Hizbullah
slogans, Pacifici said.

"There are still anti-Semites in Italy," Pacifici said. He told The
Associated Press that
Italian Jewish organizations have been flooded with dozens of e-mails
blaming Jews
for violence in the Middle East.
Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni condemned the vandalism.


"Rome and Romans are against any form of anti-Semitism," Veltroni, was quoted as
saying by the Corriere della Sera daily. "I hope that the authors of
these actions
will soon answer for them in court."


Police officials declined to comment on the investigation.


Last month, swastikas were spray-painted on walls in the Old Ghetto -
Rome's ancient Jewish neighborhood - while hundreds of thousands of
soccer fans gathered in the nearby Circus Maximus to celebrate Italy's
victory in the World Cup.
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