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June 12, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/arab-wearing-kippah-and-carrying-knives-stopped-in-attempt-to-enter-antwerp-synagogue

Arab Wearing Kippa and Carrying Knives Stopped at Antwerp Synagogue

(JTA) Cnaan Liphshiz - An Arab Iraqi man, 34, wearing a kippa and carrying several concealed knives, was intercepted by guards attempting to enter the Romi Goldmuntz synagogue in Antwerp on Monday during the holiday of Shavuot, the Joodse Actueel newspaper reported Tuesday. The guards approached the man with suspicion because they saw him arrive on a bicycle, a means of transportation that few observant Jews in Antwerp use on Jewish holidays.

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