Several French municipalities governed by communist and left-wing majorities are considering naming a street or a square after Yasser Arafat.What's surprising is that there is a faction that actually sees a potential problem in so doing!
The French police intelligence service, Renseignements Generaux, reportedly warned the Ministry of Interior that such initiatives might trigger heated polemics and tensions between Jews and Muslims, especially neighborhoods ridden by ethnic violence.
In several suburban cities near Paris and Lyons governed by communist mayors, large Muslim and Jewish populations live side by side.
"He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world." Benjamin Franklin
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Sunday, November 14, 2004
There's a certain "je ne sais quoi" about France
This gem is from the Jerusalem Post :
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