Barcelona's Chief Rabbi, Tells Fellow Jews To Leave And Go To Israel.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.newsweek.com/barcelona-chief-rabbi-tells-jews-after-attack-get-out-go-israel-652163

I wonder why, when there isn't any sign of any Nazis or anti-Semitic labour party members?

[Zacs-Master]

because of fears of further radical Islamist attacks.

It says it in the article. Which way are you trying to twist this story to suit your own agenda?

[Zacs-Master]

Same question as your other post AOG. What point are you trying to make?

[Sqad]

Interesting, very interesting, probably similar to the UK where statistically, anti semetism is falling but increasingly the Jews are getting more nervous and the vast majority are considering leaving the UK.
Is the UK that tolerant society that democratic paradise that Royal throne of Kings that we have grown to love?
I think not.
In my experience, talking to people from a couple of European countries....anti-semetism is rife.

[Zacs-Master]

It's nothing to do with anti-semitism. It's their own religious leader telling them to flee from terrorists back to their own country.......
Anyone see the irony in that?

[jourdain2]

A couple of years ago French Jews were being told to leave - especially after 'Charlie'. I suppose that this is much the same thing. My main concern (I have several) is that Israel may feel the need to expand its borders to accommodate all these returnees.
This would not be good news.

[ichkeria]

Surely they're safer in Spain?
I don't think anti-semitism is rife in Europe, personally.
This was not an anti-semitic attack, but an anti-human-race attack as far as I can see.

[hc4361]

As I understand it the Kosher restaurant Maccabi was very close to the recent terrorist attack in Las Ramblas and some Jewish people may believe that it was the main target.

[-Talbot-]

Are you trying to tell me that if this scumbag still lived in Morocco he would still have carried out this 'anti-human-race attack' ich?

[gulliver1]

AOG, go to bed , it is a little late for juveniles

[ichkeria]

"Are you trying to tell me that if this scumbag still lived in Morocco he would still have carried out this 'anti-human-race attack' ich? "

Who knows? IS seem to strike anywhere in the world. They do appear to prefer high profile targets/locations though.
As for the intended target here, it may be that the attack was actually an improvised replacement for something more specific (and even more deadly) but even if that was a Jewish establishment or establishments, the rabbi's advice, while no doubt well meaning, still seems rather drastic: if Jews in Catalonia were the general, constant target of persecution it might be advisable, but I am not sure that is the case. Is Israel immune from terror attacks? I think we know the answer to that.

[-Talbot-]

"Are you trying to tell me that if this scumbag still lived in Morocco he would still have carried out this 'anti-human-race attack' ich? "

Who knows?


If I gave you a million ... would he or wouldn't he speed down a busy street in Marrakesh?
My money is firmly on he wouldn't.
This was more specific than an attack on random humans and I think you know it.

[ichkeria]

Well, of course not a busy street in Marrakesh, but there have been, for example, attacks in Morocco before, on Jewish and western targets.
And countless attacks on Moslems closer to home.
They're a death cult, IS: "Losers" as President Trump rightly called them, targeting western society when it suits but just about anyone who doesn't agree with them generally.
And on the matter of whether there is a specific threat to Jews in Spain such that they all need to hightail it to Israel, I'd say that that is probably not true.

[Deskdiary]

"AOG to to bed, it is a little late for juveniles"

I take it irony isn't your strong point?

[anotheoldgit]

gulliver1

/// AOG, go to bed , it is a little late for juveniles ///

With the likes of you wandering about perhaps it would be safer for all juveniles to be indoors at least.

[Peter Pedant]

jesus a bit of an old sober-sides
the rabbi I mean

La Rambla attack wasnt even against the Jews

odd too that the Jews were tolerated in Al andalus
unlike being kicked about by Ferdie and Isabella

when they were expelled in 1492 the sultan of trukey sent ships to take them to Istanbul remarking - "se Keeng of Thpain does not realise what he 'as geeven me"

[Peter Pedant]

Any sephardic jew can claim spanith nationality apparently. Law of 1920 - pay back for the persecution of the previous six centuries