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New Zealand gov't, Jewish leaders denounce graves desecration
By The Associated Press
Tags: Jews, graves, New Zealand 

WELLINGTON - A government official and a Jewish leader spoke out Friday to denouce the third anti-Semitic attack on Jewish graves in New Zealand's capital in three years.

Nazi swastikas and slogans including Hitler R.I.P. and Juden Swine were daubed on Jewish graves three weeks ago, but the desecration only now has become public, Wellington Regional Jewish Council head David Zwartz said.

The latest vandalism follows two attacks on Jewish graves in 2004, when headstones were smashed and daubed with anti-Jewish graffiti and a Jewish prayer house was torched.
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The 2004 attacks were described as the worst anti-Jewish acts in New Zealand's history. Nobody has been arrested over those incidents.

The latest outburst of anti-Semitism, making dead Jews responsible for events in the Middle East ... is classic anti-Semitism, Zwartz told The Associated Press.

Zwartz, honorary Israeli consul in New Zealand, said the Jewish community has responded with shock and a feeling of great depression that this should happen ... in New Zealand.

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter said he was appalled and disgusted by the latest mindless act of stupid vandalism and desecration.

This type of vandalism is particularly offensive when we think of events such as the Holocaust and all that the Jewish people have suffered, Carter said in a statement.

New Zealand society prided itself on tolerance, fairness and (valuing) other cultures and communities, he said, calling for people who might know those responsible to contact police
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  1.   Guess what triggered the 2004 New Zealand anti-semitism 09:40  |  Clickfool 02/11/07
  2.   CFOOL Moslem terrorists fraudulently obtained 50 NZ passports 09:59  |  PETER S .M. 02/11/07
  3.   "clickfool-absolute nonsense 10:16  |  mike 02/11/07
  4.   New Zealand is essentially antisemitic and anti-Zionist! 10:25  |  New Zealander 02/11/07
  5.   how about the pornographic desecration of Muslim graves 10:52  |  Australian 02/11/07
  6.   To Clickfool 11:01  |  Strength in Truth 02/11/07
  7.   New Zealand is basically anti semetic 11:42  |  Adrian de Klerk 02/11/07
  8.   # 4 It is a well established fact that in 1945 and 1946 12:39  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 02/11/07
  9.   Grave desecration 14:01  |  jp 02/11/07
  10.   On clickfool and anti-Semitism - #1 14:10  |  Kate 02/11/07
  11.   For Mike # 3 14:16  |  Clickfool 02/11/07
  12.   A Zionist debates # 6 14:18  |  Clickfool 02/11/07
  13.   #7: Adrian De Klerk: You don`t oppose NZ anti-Semitism? 14:33  |  Stephen Murray 02/11/07
  14.   #9 jp 14:41  |  Dav 02/11/07
  15.   I met a very nice New Zealander on the plane once 14:42  |  jb 02/11/07
  16.   #10: Kate: I agree 14:48  |  Stephen Murray 02/11/07
  17.   to Kate 15:14  |  edgar 02/11/07
  18.   clickfool 15:22  |  steve 02/11/07
  19.   #1 CF- Muslims don`t require a trigger, any pretense will do 15:37  |  * BEN JABO 02/11/07
  20.   #5 Australian - 15:38  |  * BEN JABO 02/11/07
  21.   Kate, Britain is not Europe 15:42  |  Mark b. 02/11/07
  22.   Can you read, Kate ? # 10 15:56  |  Clickfool 02/11/07
  23.   To: New Zealander 15:57  |  leven5 02/11/07
  24.   MOssad is partly to blame 15:58  |  SR 02/11/07
  25.   to: Max GTA 16:01  |  leven5 02/11/07
  26.   #17 16:07  |  clickmule 02/11/07
  27.   #13 Stephan Murray 16:20  |  D Hirod 02/11/07
  28.   #13 Idiocy 16:32  |  SR 02/11/07
  29.   #27 Idiocy revisited 16:48  |  SR 02/11/07
  30.   # 10 Kate 17:05  |  Lynn 02/11/07
  31.   # 17 edgar 17:11  |  Lynn 02/11/07
  32.   # 21 Mark B of Amsterdam 17:15  |  Lynn 02/11/07
  33.   # 22 Clicky 17:17  |  Lynn 02/11/07
  34.   don`t give him too much importance he doesn`t fool anyone 17:17  |  richard 02/11/07
  35.   Cowards? 01:06  |  Carlos 09/11/08
  36.   Mosad Blame 01:26  |  Sholom Caspi 09/11/08
  37.   Hello 00:48  |  Bevan 30/11/08
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