Islamophobic and anti-Semitic attacks in Athens, Crete and Corfu

Alert DateApril 19, 2011 Country: Greece Address: Corfu General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Muslims, Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Culture
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Islamophobic and anti-Semitic assaults are further escalated during the first semester of 2011.

- The Synagogue of Corfu was victim of an arson attack. "Unknown individuals broke the door, opened violently the echal (where all the manuscripts are kept) and torched the Sefer Torah’s together with simple prayer books.

- Unknown persons attempted to arson the office of the Association of Muslims of Crete and held two frozen pig heads on the front door.

- Unknown persons attempted to desecrate the Turkish military cemetary of Nikaia (Athens).

- According to local newspaper Extremists arsoned a muslim worship venue in Kallithea (Athens). The perpetrators marked a swastika on the front glass of the venue.

 

Source:

Eleftherotypia, 24.02.2011, http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=254257

in.gr, 26.03.2011, http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1231101322

Abravanel Blog, 19.04.2011, http://abravanel.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/arson-corfu-synagogue/

in.gr, 08.05.2011, http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1231107273

Eleftherotypia, 16.05.2011, http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=275818