Friday, December 1, 2006
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Soccer Fans’ Brawl Jolts French Jews - '...Richard Prasquier, another CRIF official, noted that several spectators recounted being surrounded by hardcore fans who asked if they were Jewish. Some said they had witnessed Jews getting chased and beaten up by neo-Nazis and other fans. A Jewish blogger who claims he was at the game wrote in a posting that it was the worst antisemitic atmosphere he ever had witnessed, with both far-right and Muslim supporters of the Paris team insulting the Israeli squad and its Jewish supporters during and after the game...'
