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June 3, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/06/02/en_pol_art_claims-of-government_02A1633399.shtml

Chavez Pressures Venezuelan Jewish Community

[Diario El Universal-Venezuela ] The first vice-president of the Venezuelan Confederation of Israeli Associations (CAIV), David Bittan, denounced on Monday a campaign launched by the Venezuelan government to link the Jewish community with a coup attempt in April 2002. "Over the past few years, we have bumped into a stumbling block in the development of the Jewish community due to attacks coming directly from the state media or where the state is somewhat involved," he said in Madrid. "We have been the victim of two police raids in search for arms and subversive materials in our schools," recalled Bittan, who labeled the situation since President Hugo Chavez took office as "difficult."

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