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| Rome Posters Call For Boycott Of Jewish Shops |
| 2014-08-11 |
| [IsraelTimes] Italia's Jewish leadership called a new wave of anti-Jewish signposting in Rome "an alarm bell that cannot be ignored," suggesting that it appeared to link far-left and far-right factions. Renzo Gattegna, the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, issued the warning after fliers urging a boycott of Jewish-owned stores in the capital were discovered plastered on walls in several districts of Rome on Saturday. The fliers were signed by an extreme-right group, "Vita Est Militia," but its pro-Paleostinian text echoed slogans of the far-left. "We are witnessing with concern the solidifying of the holy warrior underworld in the name of a common anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hatred, whose most violent mode of expressions, still partially latent, risks forming a danger to the entire national collective," Gattegna said. The fliers said that "boycotting any type of Jewish product or business is fundamental to stop the massacre in Paleostine," claiming that "every shop, factory and business under Jewish ownership sends a percentage of its profits to Israel to furnish weapons and continue to kill those who have a right to live in their own homeland." The fliers listed by name more than 40 clothing stores, butcher shops, restaurants and bars, and hotels, which, they said, were owned by Jews. Since the fighting in Gazoo broke out, there have been several instances of anti-Jewish graffiti in Rome and elsewhere in Italia. Last week, for example, unknown vandals scrawled "Judey pigs we will kill you a lot" in ungrammatical English on the wall of the synagogue in the northeast town of Gorizia. In all cases, authorities sharply condemned the vandalism, removed the graffiti, and ordered police investigations. News reports said three extreme right-wing activists are under investigation for scrawling anti-Semitic graffiti in Rome at the end of July. In his statement, Gattegna thanked the authorities for the "firmness" of their response. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 "an extreme-right group, "Vita Est Militia," but its pro-Paleostinian text echoed slogans of the far-left." Haha, National socialist v international socialist. The greatest lie ever is calling national socialists right wing. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-08-11 07:26 |
| #2 One older theory of thought is the far left and the far right meet in a circular fashion. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2014-08-11 05:21 |
| #1 Far left and far right? Shows just how stupid those left right labels are. Collectivist versus individualists would be the more accurate labels. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-11 01:01 |