Muslims Attack Jewish Synagogue In Tunis Screaming Death To Jews
Muslims attacking synagogue in Tunis (anti-Semitism in Tunisia)
In 1948 there were 120,000 Jews living in Tunisia. Today -- after anti-Jewish government decrees were passed, synagogues destroyed, and Jews attacked and killed in the period following independence in the 50s and 60s -- there are less than 1,000 remaining in a nation of over 10 million.
Yet even this minuscule remnant of that ancient community (which dates back to Roman Times) is too much for the recently emboldened Tunisian masses -- what Simon Tisdall would no doubt wistfully refer to the as the authentic Arab Street -- who recently saw fit to vent their frustration over one of the most repressive Arab regimes in the world by engaging in a hate fest outside one of the last remaining synagogues in Tunis.
Yes, the chant you hear in the video (Iqbal al Yahud!) means "Death to Jews."
Sunday, 20 February 2011
(Iqbal al Yahud!) means "Death to Jews."
From Jeremy Jacobs at 20:07
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Hmm. If you google iqbal it seems to be arabic for wealth or prosperity. They might be being rude about the Al Yahoodi s financial position, but forgive me if I am skeptical as to it meaning death to Jews.
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