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Old 06-20-2005, 06:30 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

I have read that there have recently been at least three different episodes of vandalism in Jewish cemeteries in Great Britain.

Does anybody have more information? Have authorities been taking proper steps to try to remediate the situation?

Desecration of the deceased is particularly destable, IMO.
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Old 06-20-2005, 12:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

While the issue of Jewish cemateries being vandalised certainly carries with it sensitive political and religious overtones, my understanding is that vandalism in cemetaries in general is actually a pretty common problem.
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Re: Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

Same things happening with the Greek cemeteries in the occupied North of Cyprus by Muslims on Christian graves.. I know south of Europe does not experience any such issues like this. The Vandals were actually a Germanic tribe thats where the word comes from Cemetery destruction is a sign of barbaric people.
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Re: Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

PS - the authorities are dealing with it as one might expect..... whatever that means.

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Re: Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

Hope they get caught and pluck there nails.
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Old 07-03-2005, 01:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Vandalism in Jewish Cemeteries in Britain

I remember reading during the second Gulf War that many American War Graves in France were being desecrated.

Religious outrage aside, those men died to give the French their country back!
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