Yesterday, in Buenos Aires, the chief rabbi of Argentina and his wife were attacked in their home by a group of seven thugs. The rabbi was beaten until he was unconscious with severe injuries. His house was ransacked. The attackers told the rabbi and his wife that they knew he was the chief rabbi of the country. The attackers have not been identified or captured, and the Argentine authorities are investigating. It is not yet known if this was an attack against the rabbi and his wife because of his position as the country's chief rabbi or if this was just a home invasion by a rather well informed group of thugs. The former certainly seems more likely.
Argentina has the biggest Jewish community in South America and the sixth largest in the world. It's a real shock for the religious leader of that community to be attacked by anti-Semitic thugs. It's the sort of thing that Iran might arrange to have happen as a non-military response in its confrontation with Israel. Iran has used Buenos Aires as a staging ground for anti-Semitic acts in the past. About 25 years ago, the Iranians had the Jewish community center in that city blown up resulting in the deaths of just under 100 people. Let's hope this is not the start of an entire campaign.
Argentina has the biggest Jewish community in South America and the sixth largest in the world. It's a real shock for the religious leader of that community to be attacked by anti-Semitic thugs. It's the sort of thing that Iran might arrange to have happen as a non-military response in its confrontation with Israel. Iran has used Buenos Aires as a staging ground for anti-Semitic acts in the past. About 25 years ago, the Iranians had the Jewish community center in that city blown up resulting in the deaths of just under 100 people. Let's hope this is not the start of an entire campaign.
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