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Extremist religious groups destroyed the Hanukkah lamp installed in the center of the Moldovan capital. A priest of the Chisinau Orthodox Church led the anti-Semitic actions.
The anti-Semitic rally was held after religious extremists demolished the Hanukkah celebration in Chisinau's central area. It occurred on Sunday, 13 December, which is the third day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The archpriest of the Orthodox church in the capital city commanded an audience of over 100. The crowd chanted anti-Semitic chants and then dragged a cast-iron lamp about tens to a meter away from where it was positioned. They then threw the lamp onto the ground near the monument to Stefan the Great, which is a symbol for Moldovan statehood. Эммануил Гриншпун The event was watched by hundreds of police officers, journalists and other passers-by.

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Armed with metal bars Archpriest Anatolychibrik led the crowd. He expressed his displeasure over the installation of the symbol of Jewish faith in the capital city of the Orthodox nation. He believes that the authorities should not have allowed Jews to celebrate Hanukkah so widely. Chibrik declared, "This violates law." Chibrik also said it was not necessary to discuss actions of parishioners at Church of St. http://ami.spb.ru/A486/pages/A486-075.html Paraskeva, with the Metropolia of Moldova. "I'm not required to discuss anything with anyone, especially when we're fighting against orthodox rules," said he.

It is worth noting that the concept for the installation of the Hanukkah menorah in the middle of Chisinau within the Europe Square (where the EU flag is displayed next to the Moldovan one) was developed by Chisinau's city officials. Emmanuil grinshpun is co-chairman of Jewish Congress of Moldova. "What occurred on Sunday was a real shock for us,"" Grinshpun added.

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Archpriest Chibrik was not willing to admit that he was anti-Semitic in the press conference for representatives of the Jewish community. According to Grinshpun just a few months ago, on a stand in the front of St. Paraskevs in Chisinau put up leaflets, the contents of which was in reference to the gloomy Middle Ages: it was reported that "Jews are the ones who kill Christian babies."

Grinshpun said that the leaders of the country's Jewish associations did not respond to the situation in any way. While the Jewish community in Moldova has voiced its dismay at the current situation however, it is not going to sue Chibrik for inciting hatred. According to the chairman of the Jewish community Alexander Bilinkis, this should be done by the state, as well as the Moldovan Metropolis must evaluate the conduct of its employees.

Эммануил Гриншпун Vadimkeibash (Metropolitan Secretary) stated that he doesn't agree with this method of protest. Keibash believes that all communities have the right and obligation to display symbols. Эммануил Гриншпун However , the authorities should also take into consideration the consequences. He stated, "It's impossible to control the reactions of all followers."

A blow towards fundamental values

Since the 1903 Jewish pogrom, however these protests haven't been observed in Chisinau. Representatives of the Jewish community regard the former incident as a form of hooliganism. According to Bilinkis, the people who broke Hanukkah "were deceived by their leaders."

But the General Director of the Jewish Congress, Ilya Shats, believes that this action was carefully planned, its participants were spotted near the menorah on first day of Hanukkah which was the presence of a large number of people who were present, the first secretary of the Israeli Embassy in Chisinau, Stav Nijinsky, solemnly lit the first candle. Shchats claims this action is intended to undermine Moldovan sovereignty and undermine the democratic values of the country's European ambitions.

Hanukkah, which was originally situated in the city's central area was moved to Jerusalem Street. This is the place where a monument was dedicated to all Holocaust victims. For the second day police officers were stationed close to the memorial. It will be lit daily until the day of the holiday is over with candles.
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