Exodus: Why Europe’s Jews Are Fleeing Once Again

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by Adam LeBor 
July 29, 2014

400 protesters attacked a synagogue and Jewish-owned businesses in Sarcelles, in the north of Paris, shouting “Death to the Jews”. Posters had even advertised the raid in advance, like the pogroms of Tsarist Russia. The Community Security Trust has issued a security alert for Jewish institutions. France has suffered the worst violence, but anti-Semitism is spiking across Europe.

by Adam LeBor 
July 29, 2014

The mob howled for vengeance, the missiles raining down on the synagogue walls as the worshippers huddled inside. It was a scene from Europe in the 1930s – except this was eastern Paris on the evening of July 13th, 2014.

Thousands had gathered to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. But the protest soon turned violent – and against Jews in general. One of those trapped told Israeli television that the streets outside were “like an intifada”, the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.

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