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| Bologna Synagogue attacked in protests after Egyptian-Italian’s death in police chase |
| 2025-01-13 |
| [IsraelTimes] Demonstrators throw Molotov cocktails, fireworks at synagogue, spray ‘Justice free Gaza’ on wall near Ramy Elgaml’s name A synagogue in the Italian city of Bologna was attacked and vandalized on Saturday night amid massive protests following the death of a young Egyptian-Italian man during a police car chase in November, according to a Ynet report on Sunday. November. Why riot and attack the synagogue now? Ramy Elgaml, the 19-year-old son of Egyptian imThe eight-kilometer (nearly five-mile) police chase ended when the moped crashed into a pole, killing Elgaml instantly. The incident sparked protests among anti-racist and immigrant groups across Italia that died down within a few days, according to Euro News, but they were rekindled last week, after footage from the chase appeared to show that the coppers hit the moped with their car, causing it to crash into the pole. The footage sparked renewed protests on Saturday in Rome, Milan, Brescia, and Bologna. Amid the massive demonstrations, the synagogue in Bologna was attacked and the words "Justice free Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... " were sprayed onto the wall alongside Elgaml’s name. Protesters also injured at least 18 coppers and caused heavy damage to shop windows, Euro News reported. Ynet quoted the president of Bologna’s Jewish community, Daniele De Paz, on Sunday saying that the synagogue was a deliberate target for the protesters, who he said had broken through police barricades and made their way to the synagogue before hurling Molotov cocktails, explosives, and fireworks at it, while shouting threats and curses. While no culprits were identified as of Sunday, Ynet reported that members of pro-Paleostinian groups were among the demonstrators. Israel’s Ambassador to Italia Jonathan Peled expressed his solidarity with the Bologna Jewish community in a post on X on Sunday, saying the attack on the synagogue was "a serious antisemitic attack which must be condemned with absolute firmness." It’s a start. Not an effective one, but better than nothing at all. In a Facebook post on Sunday morning, Bologna’s mayor, Matteo Lepore, also expressed his "solidarity with the Jewish community" for the "acts of vandalism and threats against the Bologna Synagogue."The president of the Italian Senate, Ignazio La Russa, noted the damage done to the synagogue in a Facebook post on Sunday and wrote that "no justification [and] no tolerance is admissible for these episodes." In a statement issued to the Agi news agency through their lawyer on Sunday, Elgaml’s family condemned the violence perpetrated in their son’s name. While the statement did not explicitly mention the synagogue, it did say they "strongly condemn all forms of violence and vandalism that have occurred in the demonstrations." "We believe Ramy’s memory should be a symbol of unity, not of division or destruction. We dissociate ourselves from any political use of our son’s name," they said. Related: Bologna: 2024-11-10 IRGC/Quds Force claimed responsibility for Amsterdam terror attack as Dutch gov’t investigates failure to prevent pogrom Bologna: 2024-10-09 Imam in Bologna, Italy, Zulfiqar Khan who supported Islamic terrorism was sent back to Pakistan on one-way ticket Bologna: 2024-09-28 Greetings from the idols of the past. New Mozart serenade and other bright finds |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 So what does a synagogue have do with a police chase? It's always the Joos, isn't it (/sarc) |
| Posted by: HeavyG 2025-01-13 11:22 |