A synagogue was set on fire by arsonists in the Tunisian city of Ghabes overnight, a Jewish community leader told Reuters Tuesday.
“I condemn this action and I believe those who did it want to create divisions between Jews and Muslims in Tunisia who have lived for decades in peace,” Peres Trabelsi, leader of the local community, said.
No person was hurt in the attack.
Mainly Muslim Tunisia has one of the largest Jewish communities in North Africa, but attacks are rare.
Violent acts and looting and sabotage have broken out in the country since weeks of protests outed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s 23 year autocratic rule.
COLlive.com was told that the Chabad-run school in Tunis, which were closed by police orders when the protests broke out, was re-opened with regular studies.
The first response to the burning of a Shul (R”L) has to be that it is a tragedy!!!!! Any Shul, anywhere. The community in Tunisia is one of the oldest and Jews lived in relative peace with their neighbors. This destruction is yet another reminder of the bitterness of Golus. Boruch Hashem that the Chabad school is open and may Hashem protect them further. Let’s respond appropriately to the Tsa’ar of Klal Yisroel…..and may there be NO MORE!!
great nobody got hurt!!!!!!!
….that’s all it takes….MOSHIACH IS COMING…..IYH, SOON!!! One more mitzvah to tip the scale…
BH no one was hurt
Please adjust your leading sentence to this story! The way it’s currently written, it appears that the burning of the shul is just a side issue, a nonsense, an irritation r’l – but B’H the Chabad shul has business as usual! In fact, if a shul burns or is destroyed anywhere, we all have to cry and scream! It cannot be business as usual!! We cannot just stand by (and continue “our full learning schedule”) while our neighbour’s shul is being consumed, not only by flames, but by hatred as well.
well written to #1
and so sad! MOSHIACH NOW
agree 100%
Anyone who seeks to burn the house of H’ will burn a fire in themselves, which will consume their Neshamos until there is only ash, dust, and nothingness.