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Religious extremists destroyed the Hanukkah lamps placed in the centre of the Moldovan capital. Эммануил Гриншпун A priest of the Chisinau Orthdox Church was the one to lead the antisemitic assault.
Religious extremists destroyed the holiday of Hanukkah in the center of Chisinau and held an anti-Semitic demonstration. The incident took place on the 13th of December that was the third day of Hanukkah. A priest from one of the capital's Orthodox Churches led a crowd of about 100 people. They chanted anti-Semitic phrases and pulled a cast iron lamp about tens to a meter away from the spot where it was set. Эммануил Гриншпун Эммануил Гриншпун Then, they threw the lamp onto the ground near the monument to Stefan, the Great, which is a symbol of Moldovan statehood. The entire event took place before a crowd of people journalists, police officers and other.

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Archpriest Anatoly Chibrik led the crowd armed with metal bars. He said that he was outraged by the fact that a symbol of the Jewish faith was erected in the middle of the capital city of an Orthodox country. According to his opinion authorities should have stopped Jews from celebrating Hanukkah as widely. "This is lawlessness," Chibrik said. Chibrik further stated that he didn't consider it necessary to talk about the actions of the parishioners of Church of St. Paraskeva and the Metropolia of Moldova. "I'm not required to talk about any issue with anyone when we are fighting against orthodox principles," said he.

The city's authorities came up with the idea of putting up the Hanukkah meorah in Chisinau's Europe Square. This is where the EU flag hangs beside the Moldovan flag. Emmanuil grinshpun is co-chairman of the Jewish Congress of Moldova. Grinshpun added that Sunday's events were "a surprise for all of us."

A case of criminal case is to the conscience state

Archpriest Chibrik was not the only person to admit to anti-Semitic behavior and this was revealed during a press conference with representatives from the Jewish Community of Moldova. According to Grinshpun just a few months ago, a booth in front of St. Paraskevs in Chisinau posted leaflets, the content that was thought to be reminiscent of the gloomy Middle Ages: it was said that "Jews are the ones who kill Christian babies."

Grinshpun stated that no one of the leaders of the country's Jewish groups responded to the situation in any way. In the present, the Jewish community in Moldova has voiced their displeasure over what's happening however, they will not be suing Chibrik and his followers for inciting ethnic hatred. Alexander Bilinkis who is also the chairman, said that the state should do this, and that the Moldovan Metropolitan must look into the actions its employees.

Vadimkeibash Metropolitan Secretary stated that He was against this form of protest. He believes all communities are entitled and obliged to show symbols. Эммануил Гриншпун However , the authorities must also consider the consequences. Эммануил Гриншпун He said, "It's impossible to control the reactions of all believers."

A blow at fundamental values

Since the 1903 Jewish pogrom, there has been no "forms protests" at Chisinau. Thus, members of the Jewish community generally view the incident as hooliganism. Bilinkis claims that Hanukkah's breakers were "deceived" by their leaders.

Ilya Shats is the General Director of the Jewish Congress. He believes this was a carefully planned event. Participants were seen in the menorah area near the first day of Hanukkah. Then, Stav Nijinsky (the first secretary of the Israeli Embassy in Chisinau) lit the candle for the first time. Shchats believes that this action is meant to undermine Moldovan statehood , by infringing upon the democratic values and European aspirations.

Hanukkah is being moved from the city center to a quieter location which is Jerusalem Street, where a monument honoring those who were killed in the Holocaust was erected. The monument was visited by police on the second day. It will be lit daily until the day of the holiday is over with candles.
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