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...Last week the Jewish communities in Galata and nearby Sisli were targeted when simultaneous car-bomb blasts destroyed two synagogues, killing at least 20 people and wounding some 250 others. Ali Ozudogru, who runs a small chandelier business, was one of the first at the scene at the Neve Shalom synagogue. "Arms and legs and bits of flesh were everywhere," he says. "I saw one person totally burnt, with just his eyes moving." A group calling itself the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front claimed responsibility for the attacks in the name of "oppressed Muslims everywhere." But security analysts familiar with...
...served as a sanctuary for ethnic groups from around the world. Germans, French, British, Armenians, Greeks, Hungarians and Poles once lived there; Jews first settled in the area after fleeing the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. These days Turkey's Jewish community keeps a low profile, however. Galata's Neve Shalom synagogue, the city's largest, is barely visible behind facade of corrugated iron, security cameras and private security guards. Two Turkish policeman had kept watch outside. Both were killed Saturday, along with at least 18 others, when simultaneous car bomb blasts destroyed two synagogues in Turkey's commercial capital. More...
...bits of flesh were everywhere," he said. "It was hard to know how to help, as the bodies were so mangled. I saw one person totally burnt, with just his eyes moving.? Sirens wailed through the morning; hospitals put out an urgent plea for blood. The roof of Neve Shalom caved in and half the buildings on the street were gutted. Twisted pieces of the vehicle carrying the bomb-reportedly a red Fiat that cameras caught parking in front of the building just before the blast (its driver walked away)-were thrown up to 500 meters away. Shortly after...
MODEL Elyse THE GOOD She has that Shalom Harlow thing THE BAD Has trouble filling out her Wonderbra THE ODDS Yes, she's hot. Say shalom to your front runner...
Other sale items included body lotions made with ingredients from the Dead Sea, chocolate bars, hats, wallets, Israeli flags and T-shirts saying “Shalom,” or peace...