The four victims killed in the terror attack on a kosher shop in the French capital were all Jews, the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities said. CRIF identified the victims of the attack Friday as Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham, Yohan Cohen and Francois-Michel Saada. “These French citizens were struck down in a cold-blooded…
(Reuters) — Hamas on Saturday issued a condemnation of the terrorist attacks carried out by Islamist gunmen in France this week, saying there was no “justification for killing innocents.” The Palestinian Islamist faction, which is designated as a terror organization by most Western countries, apparently did not specifically mention the siege at a kosher grocery store,…
(JTA) — In the wake of Wednesday’s deadly attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (“I Am Charlie”) swept the internet in solidarity with the victims. Then came #JeSuisAhmed, to honor Ahmed Merabet, the Muslim police officer murdered during the Charlie Hebdo attacks, and who has become a symbol of inclusion…
(Reuters) — Hundreds in southern Afghanistan rallied to praise the killing of 12 people at the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, calling the two gunmen “heroes” who meted out punishment for cartoons disrespectful to Islam’s prophet, officials said Saturday. The demonstrators also protested President Ashraf Ghani’s swift condemnation of the bloody attack on the satirical newspaper,…
(Reuters) — France mourned the the victims of the terror attack on a Paris kosher grocery as police searched for a female accomplice to militant Islamists and maintained a top-level anti-terrorist alert ahead of nationwide anti-terror marches set for Sunday. Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged a massive turnout on Sunday. Tens of thousands flocked to local…
(Reuters) — Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed on Friday when anti-terrorist police stormed their hideout, while a second siege ended with the deaths of four hostages. The violent end to the simultaneous stand-offs northeast of Paris and at a Jewish supermarket in the…
When you’re at war, it’s not enough simply to pick up a gun and start shooting. The other side will be doing the same thing. Of course you want to be tough and show you won’t be bullied. The trouble is, so do they. To succeed in war, you need to know certain things. You…
This is a week for rage and grief. First, radical Islamist gunmen assassinated 10 journalists at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. And as if that were not horrific enough, a second attack at a kosher grocery store, with four people dead. Apparently, simply being Jewish is now as offensive as drawing a cartoon –…
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