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Sharp Rise in Number of Antisemitic Incidents Around the
World Following Operation Cast Lead
According to a report by the Forum for the Battle Against
Antisemitism, published in cooperation with the Jewish
Agency, the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of
Diaspora Affairs, Operation Cast Lead in Gaza sparked a sharp
rise in the number of antisemitic incidents.
Footage from onsite security cameras show men with kaffiyeh-
covered faces hurling firebombs into a kosher meat center run
by the Consistoire of Paris in the suburb of Montreuil on
Thursday night, 27 Teves. The wholesale warehouse, which
serves as a cold storage facility and distribution center for
Andre Kreif stores, went up in flames and suffered heavy
damage.
During a year in which government ministries posted a 73-
percent increase in newspaper advertising, the neglect of the
chareidi sector was especially noteworthy. A survey conducted
by Ifat Advertising Monitoring and commissioned by Yated
Ne'eman showed the extent of the scandal:
Gedolei Torah, roshei yeshivos, rabbonim and
dayonim were among thousands who took part in the
levaya for Degel HaTorah Chairman MK Rabbi Avrohom
Ravitz z"l, who spent decades faithfully fighting
battles under the direction of gedolei Yisroel zt"l
vylct"a.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat paid a visit last week to Maran
HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv shlita, to receive his
blessings for success in preserving Jerusalem as a holy city
and working to provide for the city's religious needs.
Peace in the Middle East — or Stability by Mordecai Plaut
It may be surprising to anyone brought up in the West, but
the notion of "peace" does not have the resonance of a
universally desirable goal in large parts of the world. In
particular the Arab nations lack it entirely.
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