Moslems murder 37 Christians in Baghdad, Merry Christmas!
Moslems in Iraq targeted Christians in two separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 37 people, officials said.
In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church during Christmas Mass in the capital's southern Dora neighborhood, killing at least 26 people and wounding 38, a police officer said.
A little bit earlier, a bomb ripped through an outdoor market in the nearby Christian section of Athorien, killing 11 people and wounding 21, the officer added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but Iraq's dwindling Christian community, which is estimated to number about 400,000 to 600,000 people, has often been targeted by al-Qaida and other insurgents who see the Christians as unbelievers.
Along with Christians, other targets include civilians in restaurants, cafes or crowded public areas, as well as Shiites and also members of the Iraqi security forces, who are targeted in an attempt to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government and stir up Iraq's already simmering sectarian tensions.
A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.
Wednesday's bombings came amid a massive military operation in Iraq's western desert as authorities try to hunt down insurgents who have stepped up attacks across Iraq in the past months, sending violence to levels not seen since 2008.
The Christmas Day attacks brought the total number of people killed so far this month in Iraq to 441. According to U.N. estimates, more than 8,000 people have been killed since the start of the year.
If you will examine the letter carefully, you will note that it is not signed by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Indeed it is merely a presentation by an Ahron Feinheldler, who claims to have heard this ruling by Rabbi Kanievsky in the the presence of the Rabbi's grandson, Rabbi Aryeh Kanievsky.
ReplyDeleteAccess to Rabbi Kanievsky, Senior is very tightly controlled by his handlers and even those rulings that appear to be genuine are based on information that have been carefully filtered by those handlers, including his grandson. Rabbi Kanievsky, junior is a far cry from his illustrious grandfather.
It is quite possible that Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky doesn't understand what exactly an I-phone is, or what the internet does. One should view any ruling in the name of Rabbi Kanievsky as suspect, even those signed by himself.