"11 arrested in attack on synagogue
CARACAS - Venezuelan investigators said yesterday that seven police agents and four civilians were arrested in connection with an attack on a synagogue that sparked international condemnation.
The Venezuelan public prosecutor's office said the civilians included at least one security official from the synagogue and that all had been captured in raids over the weekend....
Armed men broke into Venezuela's Tiferet synagogue last week, daubing the walls with slogans like "Jews get out" and destroyed religious objects. The attack produced a deluge of condemnation of President Hugo Chávez, a vocal critic of Israeli foreign policy. Members of the US Congress said in a letter that Chávez had fostered a climate of fear against the Jewish community, and the World Jewish Congress was also critical....
Representatives of World Jewish Congress met with Venezuelan officials Friday and said the government had promised to clamp down on anti-Semitic acts. Despite the government's assurances, some Chávez supporters are openly anti-Semitic and graffiti has become a common sight on the streets of Caracas since Israel's offensive in Gaza.
--more--"Again, another disgusting account from AmeriKa's jewpress.
"President Hugo Chavez suspects "antisemitic crime hoax" at Caracas synagogue
The other report was from the Wiesenthal Center that said, "Hugo Chavez's demonization of Israel and the Jewish community set the stage for a shocking five hour invasion and desecration of a synagogue in Caracas on the Jewish Sabbath."
Yesterday, after 3 days of investigation by the "Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC) and the "Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Relaciones Interiores y Justicia", Venezuela's Minister of Information Jesse Chacon Escamillo said they now suspect that the purported crime was actually committed by the Zionists themselves."
Just as we suspected from the START!
Also see: It Came in a Letter
How to spot a Hate Crime Hoax
Staying at the Samounis
