Jewish boy attacked in France by Muslim gang
Published by Avi Green on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 1:22 PM.
At the time president Nicholas Sarkozy is visiting here in Israel, an act of anti-Semitism takes place over in France (via Jihad Watch):
Update: here's another article about this from the JTA.
A 17-year-old French Jew was attacked on Saturday night in Paris, an assault condemned by President Nicolas Sarkozy and said by Jewish organizations to be an act of anti-Semitism.Do I detect an attempt to put in moral equations here when they speak of "two groups"? That's no surprise coming from al-Reuters, of course. If they have culprits in custody, they should inject them with sodium pentathal to make them let know where the other culprits are too. And then lock them away in a dungeon.
The young man, identified as Rudy Haddad by one Jewish organization, was attacked by youths of African origin, a police source said, and the National Agency of Vigilance Against Anti-semitism said he had been attacked with iron bars.
Police said five youths had been held for questioning, and one police source told Reuters the victim was suffering "serious neurological problems."
The Union of French Jewish Students said Haddad had been identified as Jewish because he was wearing a kippa (skullcap), and had suffered several broken ribs and a fractured skull and was in intensive care at a hospital in central Paris.
"The victim was wearing a kippa and was on his way back home when his attackers, after identifying him as Jewish, started to beat him," the union said.
The number of attackers was not known, varying from 6 or 7 to 30, depending on sources. Haddad's father told French radio RTL there were around 15 attackers.
Two police sources said the attack took place right after a skirmish between two groups of youths, one Jewish and the other of North African origin. They said it was unclear whether Haddad had taken part in the confrontation.
They said such skirmishes were a regular feature in the multi-confessional Buttes Chaumont neighbourhood in the 19th arrondissement of Paris....
Update: here's another article about this from the JTA.
Labels: anti-semitism, Europe, France, islam
