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Last update - 16:18 04/12/2007 ADL, Venezuelan Jewish groups demand probe into police raid on center By Haaretz Service Tags: Venezuela, Jews, police raid  The Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday demanded a formal investigation into a recent police raid on a Caracas Jewish community center, calling it "inexplicable and unjustifiable." "We are outraged by the inexplicable raid on Club Hebraica and are deeply concerned that the Jewish community in Venezuela is once again the target of intimidation," said ADL National Chair, Glen S. Lewy. His stance was supported by ADL National Director, Abe Foxman, who said "Such tactics have no place in a democratic society where civility, liberty and social justice should prevail." Advertisement The December 1 raid on La Hebraica occurred shortly before a vote on constitutional changes proposed by President Hugo Chavez. Members of a police narcotics and terrorism unit reportedly forced open the center's main gate and searched the premises, but made no arrests. In a November 2006 study it conducted on anti-Semitism in Venezuela, the ADL reported that the Jewish community is routinely the target of verbal intimidation in the government-sponsored media and government officials often blame Jews for some problems in Venezuelan society. "It is troubling that anti-Semitism continues to be used as a political tool in your country," a letter to Chavez in response to the raid from the ADL said. "We join the Confederacion de Asociaciones Israelitas de Venezuela (CAIV) in their denunciation of the raid as an unjustifiable act against the Venezuelan Jewish community. We join them in their call to investigate these acts which create unnecessary tensions between Venezuelan Jews and the Venezuelan government," the letter said. The CAIV could not be reached for comment on the police reponse to its demand. More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Terrorist donuts U.S. Arabs irate over criticism of celebrity cook's kaffiyeh. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   The Chaves DOG 11:51  |  Uzi 04/12/07   2.   WHAT A BUNCH OF WHINGERS 11:54  |  VIPER 04/12/07   3.   whinge against viper 12:43  |  chochma 04/12/07   4.   # 2 12:48  |  Mike 04/12/07   5.   Uzi (Post No. 1) 13:25  |  Johnny Weintraub 04/12/07   6.   "Chavismo Anti Semismo" 13:48  |  Stephen. 04/12/07   7.   ADL is oil on fire 16:04  |  Mark B. 04/12/07   8.   Anti-Semitism in Venezuela 16:09  |  Michael Blum 04/12/07   9.   I agree with #7 16:26  |  Linda Rasmussen 04/12/07   10.   # 2 Viper without teeth or poison 16:36  |  Lynn 04/12/07   11.   # 9 Linda ....what about the Rwandan genocide 17:07  |  Lynn 04/12/07   12.   Remember This Song Chavez? 17:41  |  Yosemite 04/12/07   13.   #11 Lynn 23:02  |  Linda 04/12/07   14.   #5 Johnny 01:06  |  Uzi 05/12/07   15.   #10, LYNN, she says making errors too 11:53  |  VIPER 05/12/07   16.   #11Lynn, If it walks like a duck... 18:21  |  Carmen 05/12/07   17.   #16, CARMEN, and how right you are 03:27  |  VIPER 07/12/07

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