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Last update - 22:07 26/01/2009
'In Venezuela, anti-Semitism is endorsed by the government'
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Jewish World 

The president of the Jewish community in Venezuela on Monday accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of promoting anti-Semitism and giving the phenomenon legitimacy.

Speaking at the World Jewish Congress conference in Jerusalem on Monday, Abraham Levy Ben Shimol said "you probably hear of many anti-Semitic incidents, but where we live, the anti-Semitism is sanctioned; it comes from the president, through the government, and into the media. Since the government is very involved in the day-to-day lives of its constituents, its influence is much more effective."

Ben Shimol added that in recent days, swastikas have been spray painted on the walls of the Caracas synagogue and a Palestinian flag was waved during a parliament session. "We Jews are going through a difficult time. We hope it will be over soon and that the future will shine upon us," Ben Shimol added.
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Earlier this month, Chavez announced that Venezuela had severed diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, calling Israel's military actions a "holocaust."

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      5.   Anti semitism or anti Zionism 00:04  |  elpidio Valdez 27/01/09
      6.   Hugo Chavez 00:15  |  Maria 27/01/09
      7.   anti-Semitism in Venezuela 00:23  |  Alberto 27/01/09
      8.   Hugo Chavez 00:27  |  milan 27/01/09
      9.   better Chavez as anti-semite than intelligent person 00:30  |  Tom Lobo Meyer 27/01/09
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      11.   Time for the Jews to leave Venezuela 01:14  |  Conroy 27/01/09
      12.   Not the only semite people 01:32  |  L Parker 27/01/09
      13.   A Difficult Time. 01:49  |  Natan 27/01/09
      14.   Chavez the AntiSemite 02:11  |  Brod 27/01/09
      15.   Reason 02:45  |  IRAN#1 27/01/09
      16.   A Palestinian flag? How horrible 03:04  |  Tarik 27/01/09
      17.   Chavez antisemitism 03:37  |  Georges Makhtouf 27/01/09
      18.   Where`s the evidence? 03:53  |  Linda Wenrick 27/01/09
      19.   The For Instances seem rather lacking 04:41  |  Dameocrat 27/01/09
      20.   I wouldn`t take it personally. 05:04  |  MIKE 27/01/09
      21.   Then IRAN#1 according to your theory, there should be NONE 05:16  |  GZLives 27/01/09
      22.   People from Third World Countries identify with 06:14  |  MMM 27/01/09
      23.   Reply to Tony in Belville (Post No. 1) 13:25  |  Johnny Weintraub 27/01/09
      24.   Chavez 14:08  |  Myer 27/01/09
      25.   To Venezuelan Jews: 14:23  |  Chana 27/01/09
      26.   Chavez...Make my Day...Punk! 17:40  |  Dirty Harry Callahan 27/01/09
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      29.   The jews in venezuela have more rights than the israeli arabs 18:36  |  Aounist 27/01/09
      30.   `In Venezuela, anti-Semitism is endorsed by the government` 22:27  |  Lily n 27/01/09
      31.   `In Venezuela, anti-Semitism is endorsed by the government` 22:29  |  Lily n 27/01/09
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