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  1. Moldovan Jews UndeterredRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Chaptzem Blog!

    The Jewish community of Moldova appeared unfazed Monday night, several hours after the publication of a video showing an Orthodox priest and his followers smashing a Chanukkah menorah set up in the capital Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah

  2. Injured Berlusconi to miss UN climate conference in CopenhagenRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... opposition, constitutional crisis may ease Chisinau- A constitutional crisis in the former Soviet republic of Moldova took a step toward resolution on Tuesday, with four MPs deserting the opposition Communist Party, which had been blocking election ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Horst Koehler, Silvio Berlusconi, Italy

  3. Moldova: Orthodox attack Hannukah menorahRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Spero News

    An Orthodox Christian priest and his followers attacked a public Hannukah menorah in Moldova's capital city on December 14, replacing it with a cross.

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    Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Europe, World News

  4. Officials say priest attacks menorah in MoldovaRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Combined Jewish Philanthropies

    Police said they were investigating the Sunday attack but there was no official reaction from Moldova's Orthodox Church, which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church and counts 70 percent of Moldovans as members.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Travel, Moldova Travel

  5. Moldova leader condemns anti-Semitic act on HanukkahRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | RIA Novosti

    Moldova's acting president and parliamentary speaker on Tuesday condemned a group of Orthodox Christians for removing a menorah during a celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festival in the capital.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church

  6. Chess, Poker, And Kickboxing In Moldovan PoliticsRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

    After hearing that his obituary has been published in "The New York Journal," Mark Twain famously quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The same could be said of the death knell sounded for Moldova's Communist Party by some excited analysts after its decision to boycott last week's vote in parliament for a new president.

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  7. Orthodox priest leads mob in attack on menorahRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Baltimore Sun

    Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital on Sunday, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, the Associated Press reports .

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    Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Europe, World News, Travel, Moldova Travel

  8. Moldovan Jews undeterred by smashed menorahRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    The Jewish community of Moldova appeared unfazed Monday night, several hours after the publication of a video showing an Orthodox priest and his followers smashing a Hanukkah menorah set up in the capital Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Religion, Orthodox Church

  9. Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capitalRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | WHNT-TV Huntsville

    Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Religion, Orthodox Church, Travel, Moldova Travel

  10. Priest Desecrates Menorah 'to Defend Our Country from All Kinds of Kikes'

    Yesterday | SF Sentinel

    The Anti-Defamation League on Monday condemned the "despicable" removal of a Hannukiah in Moldova, apparently led by an Orthodox priest.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church

  11. Priest leads menorah attackRead the original story

    Yesterday | Scotsman.com News

    ... full you must be registered with the site. Sign In DOZENS of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The 5ft-tall ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Religion, Orthodox Church, Europe, World News

  12. Moldova Communist: Slew Of DefectionsRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

    A leading Communist Party deputy in Moldova's parliament has told RFE/RL he will quit the party and predicted more Communists will defect this week.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Vladimir Voronin

  13. ADL: 'Despicable' Anti-Semitic Attack in Moldova Merits...Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday | PRWeb

    The Anti-Defamation League today urged the government of Moldova and the leadership of the Orthodox Church to punish those responsible for uprooting a Hanukkah menorah on a main public square in Moldovas capital, Chisinau, and replacing it with an Orthodox cross.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah

  14. Priest leads attack on Moldova menorahRead the original story

    Monday | Jerusalem Post

    The Anti-Defamation League on Monday condemned the "despicable" removal of a Hannukiah in Moldova, apparently led by an Orthodox priest.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church

  15. Moldovan Christians tear down public men . . .Read the original story

    Monday | The Jewish Journal

    Some 200 fundamentalist Orthodox Christians in Moldova took down a public Chanukah menorah and planted a wooden cross in its place.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church, Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Prison

  16. Human rights watchdog slams Moldovan CommunistsRead the original story

    Monday | EUobserver.com

    ... from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), a specialised arm of the Strasbourg-based body of which Moldova is a member. Moldovan police brutally cracked down on protesters after the April elections. (Photo: benia.livejournal.com) It was ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News

  17. US Neo-Nazis and Moldova Christians Darken Chanukah LightsRead the original story

    Monday | Arutz Sheva Israel News

    Jews around the world are trying to celebrate Chanukah amid worldwide anti-Semitism. Masked neo-Nazis disrupted a menorah lighting ceremony in Connecticut before being arrested, Christians in the Republic of Moldova replaced a menorah with a cross, and vandals in Long Island, New York threw a menorah in a pond.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Europe, Pop/Rock, World News, The Christians

  18. Azerbaijan: A doomed player in Karabakh game?Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | Groong Armenian News Network

    Date : Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:01 PST Azerbaijan: A doomed player in Karabakh game? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:03:40 GMT Press TV of Iran By Tarâné Kaveh It has been almost 21 years since the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia engaged in an armed conflict over the 4400-square-kilometer ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Azerbaijan, Asia, Europe

  19. Moldova to seek for closer cooperation with Russia

    Nov 12, 2009 | RIA Novosti

    Moldova will seek to develop cooperation with Russia and ask the Russian authorities to provide it with a loan, the Moldovan vice premier said ahead of his visit to Moscow on Friday.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Vladimir Putin

  20. DetailsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Nine O'Clock

    ... further support the decision of liberalization of the visa regime for the Balkan countries, and for the Republic of Moldova. The Head of State recalled in front of the popular leaders the "symbolic importance" of the fall of the Berlin wall and of ...

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    Related Topix: Traian Basescu, Europe, World News, Romania