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Muslim immigrants attack three Jewish teens in Paris
By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and DPA
Tags: Anti-Semitism, Paris

Three Jewish teens were attacked by a group of Muslim African immigrants in Paris on Saturday evening, a French police spokeswoman said Sunday.

The Jewish teens, ages 17 and 18, who have been identified as Dan Nebet, Kevin Bitan and David Boaziz, are leaders of the Bnei Akiva youth group in Paris' 19th District.

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hiery Nebet, Dan's father, told Haaretz over the phone that according to what his son had said, as they were walking down the street, "Four or five Arabs of African origin started to throw walnuts at Kevin. When he went up to them to ask them why they did it, they surrounded him and knocked him down. Kevin and David moved in and very quickly more Arabs joined in and started to beat the three with their fists and with chains."

The Jewish teens were hospitalized, one with a broken nose and jaw and all three with bruises, and filed a police report after their release. Police opened an investigation and are looking for the Muslim teenagers allegedly responsible for the attacks.

According to the chairman of the Jewish Students Union in France, Raphael Haddad, barrages of stones were thrown at the three teens during the attack. Haddad also said the incident occured on Petit Street in the 19th District, not far from where a 17-yea-ar-old Jewish youth was attacked and seriously injured by immigrants on June 21.

The attack is one of a long series of racial attacks in Europe in general and in France in particular. France has Western Europe's largest population of both Jews and Muslims.

The assault was condemned by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and was described by Jewish organizations as an act of anti-Semitism. The Jewish Agency's envoy in Paris, Rafi Zaush, told Army Radio that attacks in the 19th District are common but most incidents are less violent and therefore not reported by the media.

The French ministerial committee to fight racism and anti-Semitism showed concern over the incidents in the 19th District and turned to the mayor, requesting he beef up police presence ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The French Ministry of the Interior confirmed that the attack was motivated by anti-Semitism, saying the incident ended with relatively little damage.

According to Thiery Nebet a large number of Jews live in the 19th District and, "The atmosphere here is difficult. Now I need to protect our sons so they will not talk a great deal, because that is what we were told by the community's security people. This time it was my son; it can be anyone. The Jews want to live in peace but it's impossible with the Arabs here. We go around with a skullcap and that bothers them, but we don't care. If we have to take off our skullcaps to live better, it's better to leave now."

Benjamin Touati, head of the French desk of World Bnei Akiva, said Sunday: "The situation is very worrisome. One hundred meters from the place of the attack is a Chabad school with 1800 female students."


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      1.   "Could not confirm if it was Anti-Semitism" 16:49  |  Sherlock Holmes 07/09/08
      2.   Sherlock 17:13  |  Murray the Mongoose 07/09/08
      3.   Readers of Haaretz are bigoted against other religions 18:57  |  Arie 07/09/08
      4.   " mild injuries" 19:30  |  Jack 07/09/08
      5.   teens education 19:44  |  tom 07/09/08
      6.   Followers of the religion of peace show their courage again 19:45  |  JP 07/09/08
      7.   Anti-Semitism in France 20:20  |  Israeli 07/09/08
      8.   Do you remember that Jewish French guy who sprayed swastika on.. 20:32  |  John 07/09/08
      9.   Anti-Semitism is nurtured by 20:38  |  Bitin Dawg 07/09/08
      10.   "Muslim immigrants" 20:45  |  Zionist 07/09/08
      11.   Oh Really "Bitin Dawg" #9? 20:58  |  David 07/09/08
      12.   to zionist 20:58  |  Ivan 07/09/08
      13.   French media refer to them as "youths" 21:07  |  Raymond in DC 07/09/08
      14.   World Jewry Needs to Learn Krav Maga 21:09  |  Laguna Geno 07/09/08
      15.   Individually hit in France, come to Israel and the leaders there 21:13  |  Troot Hertz 07/09/08
      16.   have merci on them! 21:39  |  suspicious lawyer 07/09/08
      17.   They`re prabably pakistanis 22:01  |  newsreader 07/09/08
      18.   Re: newsreader 22:35  |  Sarah 07/09/08
      19.   Muslim immigrants ??? 22:36  |  Didier Spaier 07/09/08
      20.   how you know they were muslim 22:39  |  dror 07/09/08
      21.   How about the Right of Return of Muslim immigrants? 22:54  |  17 07/09/08
      22.   Jews provoked their attaks 23:21  |  Raed Kami 07/09/08
      23.   Protect yourselves 00:17  |  utagawa 08/09/08
      24.   Seven years ago 00:18  |  jackie 08/09/08
      25.   THEY MUST CALL THE IDF TO RETALIATE 00:19  |  indrajaya 08/09/08
      26.   Pure emotion 00:40  |  Cyasher 08/09/08
      27.   # 22 Kami.....neither should Muslims 02:20  |  Lynn 08/09/08
      28.   Indrajaya 03:14  |  Jane 08/09/08
      29.   Kami 03:29  |  Jane 08/09/08
      30.   Muslim immigrants attack three Jewish teens in Paris 03:40  |  RW 08/09/08
      31.   #25. Making fun of attack on French Jews 04:29  |  Fortunee 08/09/08
      32.   #17 News Reader 04:36  |  Jane 08/09/08
      33.   jp 6 05:17  |  potobac 08/09/08
      34.   israeli 7 05:19  |  potobac 08/09/08
      35.   You said stones? Then look no further 05:48  |  Pink Panther 08/09/08
      36.   Raed Kami 06:20  |  Connie 08/09/08
      37.   Potobac 06:29  |  Jane 08/09/08
      38.   #22.. wow... just wow 07:24  |  David G 08/09/08
      39.   Anti-Semitism 07:29  |  Jerome Bernier 08/09/08
      40.   Fight anti-Semitism 07:31  |  Jean Van Daem 08/09/08
      41.   ITS RAMADAN HOLY RAMADAN 08:58  |  MJ 08/09/08
      42.   #20, dror 09:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/09/08
      43.   #22, Raed Karmi 09:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/09/08
      44.   read the title again 10:16  |  truthseeker 08/09/08
      45.   #17 The religion of peace? 10:27  |  Gregor 08/09/08
      46.   #22 Raed Karmi 10:58  |  Victoria 08/09/08
      47.   Muslim attack 11:03  |  Jehuda 08/09/08
      48.   such one sided journalism... 11:30  |  fk 08/09/08
      49.   RAED KAMI.Do the IDF wear skull caps??? 11:33  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      50.   Mr Kami`s remarks 12:13  |  Jackie 08/09/08
      51.   Typical hysteria 12:38  |  American in Paris 08/09/08
      52.   Moslem mistreatment 12:39  |  Newsreader 08/09/08
      53.   RAED KARMI Do they IDF all wear Yamulkas"? 12:51  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      54.   No justification for making European Jews pay for Israels "sins" 12:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      55.   Jewish teens attacked by muslims. 13:02  |  David Nigel Braham 08/09/08
      56.   Problems with the JDL.... 13:32  |  Dogboy 08/09/08
      57.   Leave France behind and come home to Israel, brothers and sisters 13:48  |  David 08/09/08
      58.   antisemitism in France and self-defense 13:49  |  tristan 08/09/08
      59.   Bitin Dawg # 9 - AntiSemitism existed long 13:54  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      60.   Raed Kami`s hypocracy 14:03  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      61.   #52, completely wrong 14:05  |  tristan 08/09/08
      62.   #54 Swiss Dino 14:16  |  Sure Thing 08/09/08
      63.   jane 37 14:20  |  potobac 08/09/08
      64.   Tip-of-the-iceberg journalism. Allas, one of a "long series" 1. 14:50  |  zmogus 08/09/08
      65.   # 58 Sure thing, thanks, but I don`t think I need a "lecture".... 14:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      66.   Remember the Jewish teens who attacked Arabs... 15:12  |  Hastaroth 08/09/08
      67.   Potobac 15:26  |  Jane 08/09/08
      68.   Speechless 15:32  |  Cyper Synic 08/09/08
      69.   Sure Thing well said 15:36  |  Joe Frazier 08/09/08
      70.   POTOBAC@63Hebron duo arrested for attack on Palestinian farmers 15:36  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      71.   Didier Spaier 15:38  |  lady from USA 08/09/08
      72.   David # 57 15:39  |  utagawa 08/09/08
      73.   POTOBAC@63Hebron duo arrested for attack on Palestinian farmers 15:45  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      74.   Tip-of-the-iceberg journalism. Alas, one of a "long series" 2. 15:47  |  zmogus 08/09/08
      75.   Swiss (Dino) #54 Ooooh I see 16:00  |  Gil 08/09/08
      76.   Potobuck 17:27  |  the truth 08/09/08
      77.   "better to leave now..." 17:50  |  ravi 08/09/08
      78.   Anti-simetism is a myth... 18:22  |  ClearCut 08/09/08
      79.   31 sherlock, but don`t worry Natalie and Indy will not complain 18:23  |  Big Sur 08/09/08
      80.   #52 Newsreader they call it religious freedom 18:25  |  Big Sur 08/09/08
      81.   Welcome to Eurabia; Demographics are on our side. 18:25  |  Salahudin the Great 08/09/08
      82.   # 25 Indrayahoo 18:28  |  Yomama 08/09/08
      83.   RW 18:39  |  Harald 08/09/08
      84.   So, in other words... 18:58  |  Gray 08/09/08
      85.   For your safety - don`t wear skullcaps 19:00  |  Anonymous 08/09/08
      86.   Those violent anti christen jews in the USA 19:07  |  wh 08/09/08
      87.   Harald, why are Jews attacked? Heard of antisemitism? 19:12  |  x-ray 08/09/08
      88.   Tip-of-the-iceberg journalism. Alas, one of a "long series" 1. 19:21  |  zmogus 08/09/08
      89.   disgusting 19:23  |  alan 08/09/08
      90.   Tip-of-the-iceberg journalism. Alas, one of a "long series" 2. 19:24  |  zmogus 08/09/08
      91.   Harald 19:28  |  Jane 08/09/08
      92.   Raed Kami (#22) Sorry for provoking you 19:28  |  Gil 08/09/08
      93.   Raed Kami (#22) Sorry for provoking you 19:31  |  Gil 08/09/08
      94.   #70 Gray you guys do a lot of 19:36  |  BIG SUR 08/09/08
      95.   #72 Wh in Ontario what about 19:39  |  Big Sur 08/09/08
      96.   TED PIKE 19:39  |  wh 08/09/08
      97.   # 62 Sure thing (2nd try), thanks very much, but I really..... 19:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      98.   Again anti-semitism or racism towards Arabs and Africans! 19:42  |  Roxana from IRAN 08/09/08
      99.   Harald "WHY ARE ONLY JEWS ATTACKED ALL OVER THE WORLD" 19:48  |  WHY? 08/09/08
      100.   Swiss (Dino) #54 Yes of course 19:50  |  Gil 08/09/08
      101.   Swiss (Dino) #54 Yes of course 19:51  |  Gil 08/09/08
      102.   Is it "anti-zionism"? 20:07  |  R`fael Moshe 08/09/08
      103.   #84 Roxanne You do miss the point. 20:10  |  Big Sur 08/09/08
      104.   Dino - Anti-Semites are strengthened by 20:13  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      105.   Roxana 84 - actually the article doens`t refer to 20:15  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      106.   My view point goes both ways 20:16  |  Jane 08/09/08
      107.   Talkbackers drawing global conclusions from a streetfight 20:21  |  Pssd Off American 08/09/08
      108.   Swiss Dino #83 20:23  |  Sure Thing 08/09/08
      109.   # 86 / # 87 Gil, one more (shy) advice from Switzerland..... 20:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      110.   # 91 Chanah, sorry but MUCH too simplistic..... 20:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      111.   Roxana from Iran 84 - you are right 20:32  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      112.   "Big Sur" Well, little fella, If I have reason... 20:34  |  Gray 08/09/08
      113.   All Jews are jeaordized by the sadistic crimes of a few 21:13  |  Gray 08/09/08
      114.   Gray`s lack of knowledge (about anything) 112 21:38  |  ChanahS 08/09/08
      115.   Men to Man 21:55  |  Giovani 08/09/08
      116.   Swiss (Dino) #109 And his friendly Advice 21:58  |  Gil 08/09/08
      117.   # 108 Sure Thing, by the way, what you need studies for..... 22:26  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      118.   # 116 Gil 22:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/09/08
      119.   #114 ChannahS lacking reading comprehension skills 22:41  |  Labhras 08/09/08
      120.   Grey 22:44  |  Jane 08/09/08
      121.   CLEARCUT antisemitism is used as referring to Jews 22:48  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      122.   POTOBAC Re @63 & 73 gone very quite all of a sudden 22:51  |  PETER SM 08/09/08
      123.   Swiss Dino #117 22:54  |  Sure Thing 08/09/08
      124.   BTW GRAY your name suits you! you are a Grey Personality 23:28  |  Big Sur 08/09/08
      125.   zmogus most interesting post I`ve seen in a while 23:48  |  Pssd Off American 08/09/08
      126.   Swiss (Dino) 23:50  |  Jane 08/09/08
      127.   LABHRAS (#119) Not smart are you? 00:30  |  Gil 09/09/08
      128.   # 126 Jane, please.....(1) 01:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      129.   This does not have to be anti-Semitism 01:20  |  Edith 09/09/08
      130.   ben sur you are so right about toronto 01:38  |  wh 09/09/08
      131.   Swiss Dino - you really make me angry 128 01:53  |  ChanahS 09/09/08
      132.   #7 Israeli, about avodat aravim and all that. 02:06  |  Ben Alofs 09/09/08
      133.   Street gangs and immigrants 02:10  |  david 09/09/08
      134.   Swiss (Dino) 02:16  |  Jane 09/09/08
      135.   B.ALOFS evading the issue.Moslems carrying their hostile baggage 02:40  |  PETER SM 09/09/08
      136.   # 133 Jane 02:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      137.   # 131 Chanah Anger = not good for heart, not good for soul.... 03:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      138.   EDITH Not exactly unheard of in Belgium either. Is it?? 03:12  |  PETER SM 09/09/08
      139.   Jane; "From your account..." 03:17  |  Gray 09/09/08
      140.   Gray the dreamer 139 03:31  |  ChanahS 09/09/08
      141.   Bystanders? 03:43  |  Gray 09/09/08
      142.   "the truth" 03:51  |  potobac 09/09/08
      143.   peter sm 04:01  |  potobac 09/09/08
      144.   Attack on Jewish students 04:12  |  Dr.Joji Cerian 09/09/08
      145.   Gray Read My Posts 04:17  |  Jane 09/09/08
      146.   Gray 04:30  |  Janr 09/09/08
      147.   POTOBAC You do not comment on how often Israelis are attacked 04:48  |  PETER SM 09/09/08
      148.   #65 Swiss.....side note 05:16  |  Lynn 09/09/08
      149.   #65 Swiss...there is no excuse anyone can give 05:20  |  Lynn 09/09/08
      150.   # 144 Joji....because they are FRENCH citizens 05:24  |  Lynn 09/09/08
      151.   it sad and shameful, We are sorry 05:28  |  gus 09/09/08
      152.   #139 gray....but, the Pals want an apartheid state too 05:30  |  Lynn 09/09/08
      153.   Chanah S, You missed the point like many things else 05:37  |  Roxana from IRAN 09/09/08
      154.   Dino, ten posts to justify and incite 07:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/09/08
      155.   Roxanne From Iran You Are A Fraud 07:15  |  Jane 09/09/08
      156.   Well Next Time That Happens... 07:25  |  Yosemite 09/09/08
      157.   Raed Kami, that`s ignorant 07:35  |  Palestinian Prince 09/09/08
      158.   Roxana there is a huge difference between a Muslim and a Jew. 07:54  |  infidel 09/09/08
      159.   Dino the strengthening of anti semitic stereotypes in 1939 08:10  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/09/08
      160.   Palestinian Prince "Muslims beaten in Australia".Not really 08:11  |  PETER SM 09/09/08
      161.   #144 "Doctor" Joji Cerian... 09:27  |  Hastaroth 09/09/08
      162.   Gray (#139) Speaking about Racially Pure Israel 09:53  |  Gil 09/09/08
      163.   Gray (#139) Speaking about Racially Pure Israel 09:54  |  Gil 09/09/08
      164.   # 148/ # 149 Lynn 11:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      165.   # 154, Cipora, our professional "post-distorter"..... 11:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      166.   # 159 Margie in Tel Aviv 11:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      167.   #125, Pssd Off American, thanks. 11:52  |  zmogus 09/09/08
      168.   Dino how you hop from subject to subject 13:27  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/09/08
      169.   Infidel the dumb!!!!! Study more to see who`s occupier! 13:37  |  Roxana from IRAN 09/09/08
      170.   Jane! What kind of Fraud! Explain more 13:39  |  Roxana from Iran 09/09/08
      171.   Swiss (Dino) #166 Speaking of Economical depression 13:39  |  Gil 09/09/08
      172.   Swiss (Dino) #166 Speaking of Economical depression 13:40  |  Gil 09/09/08
      173.   peter sm 147 14:26  |  potobac 09/09/08
      174.   # 168 Margie, there is a football club called "Grasshoppers"..... 16:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/09/08
      175.   the 19th arrondissement of Paris 23:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/09/08
      176.   peter sm 147 00:26  |  potobac 10/09/08
      177.   Lady from USA #71 01:04  |  Didier Spaier 10/09/08
      178.   ##150 and ##161. 04:47  |  Dr.Joji Cherian 10/09/08
      179.   #176, Joji, where should Indians go? 06:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/09/08
      180.   #175, Cipora J.K. Conclusion? 12:11  |  zmogus 10/09/08
      181.   a helping witness 00:16  |  avi 11/09/08
      182.   They`re Being Treated Like Palestinians 16:37  |  Duderino 11/09/08
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      188.   Rodrigue is right 14:17  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 16/09/08
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      190.   Reply to Judith 12:40  |  Jean-Paul Doguet 17/09/08
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