Religious Persecution: Article Analysis

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Religious persecution is a serious matter at hand. The article,”French Jews struggle with an identity dilemma as violence increases”, by Associated Press, tells about the uncertainty that French Jews are having toward the suggestion that they not wear their skullcaps, after the head of the Israerlite Consistory of Marseille, Zvi Ammar, advised against them. Throughout history, there have been groups that strive to persecute certain religions, and this trend needs to be stopped immediately. To begin with, recently a Jewish teacher as attacked with a machete by a 15 year old boy, who later claimed that he was pushed to do the act by ISIS. The event sparked fear throughout the Jewish community, and Zvi Ammar said,”...go without the kippa ’until

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