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Sam | 06.06.2005 10:17

Today is the anniversary of the D Day landings

Today in 1944 young British, Canadian, US and men from the rest of the free world landed on the French beaches to begin the liberation of Europe from the Germans.

One of those men was Benjamin Horowisz, now an elderly retired teacher living in London. Recently Benjamin had swastikas painted on his home and was racialy abused by local youths. Newham Council has refused to re-house him and having no family he had nobody to turn to. Only one organisation helped Benjamin - The Israeli Embassy ! Despite not being an Israeli citizen Benjamin asked for help as a fellow Jew. The embassy sent a couple of its staff to confront the yobs and do the job the Police and Council would not.

Why do British war heroes have to turn to an overseas government for help ?

Sam

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Not wanted

06.06.2005 14:16

Please do not post comments here which show the Israelis in a good light.

ftp

Jewish issues

06.06.2005 17:25

I am sorry to say that a number of people who contribute to Indymedia have a less than enlightened attitute toward Jewish people. I suppose like most prejudice it is driven by fear, fear of the unknown, fear of the different. The key difference here is that they try to justify it by linking it to Israel and the problems in the Middle East.

A story which shows the Israeli Embassy doing something which the British Police should be dealing with is never going to play well with them. Like all ignorance it wil change and in time go away as they become better educated. Stories like this one help to show how Jewish people are not to be feared.

Irony...

06.06.2005 21:04

I think that ftp was being ironic... But it was very close to the bone though. After all, they don't call it the "loony left" for nothing...:)

artaud