Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Indonesia’s last synagogue, an intended heritage site, destroyed

An historic event of huge proportions takes place and there's not one mention by the Western MSM. It's no wonder that the latest jihad is so successful when one of the most "progressive" and secular Muslim nations perpetrates another atrocity against the Jews without a mention in the press.

FROM TIMESOFISRAEL.COM:

By JTA and Times of Israel staff October 4, 2013, 4:28 pm

Indonesia’s last synagogue, an intended heritage site, destroyed


Just 20 Jews remain in the world’s largest Muslim nation, and it’s not clear who demolished their last house of worship, Java’s Beith Shalom

By JTA and Times of Israel staff October 4, 2013, 4:28 pm

Indonesia’s last synagogue has been destroyed, a Dutch news site reported.

Unidentified persons demolished the Beith Shalom synagogue in Surabaya on the island of Java to its foundations sometime earlier this year, according to a report on Indoweb.nl.

The synagogue has seen a number of anti-Israel protests staged in front of it and was sealed by Islamic hardliners sealed in 2009, according to the Jakarta Globe.

Reports suggesting the synagogue’s destruction have appeared in Indonesian media since May but were confirmed last week by the Indoweb.nl, which quoted the director of the Surabaya Heritage Society as saying that he intended to protest the demolition in talks with government officials.

“It is not clear by whom and when exactly the building was demolished,” Freddy Instanto told Indoweb.nl.