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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and US Vice President Mike Pence (L), pictured on September 20, 2019, were scheduled to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but Erdogan has said he will not meet them

US's Pence And Pompeo Head To Turkey Seeking Ceasefire

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and US Vice President Mike Pence (L), pictured on September 20, 2019, were scheduled to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but Erdogan has said he will not meet them
A woman stands next to flowers laid next to the entrance of the synagogue in Munich, dring a protest against anti-Semitism on October 11, 2019 two days after a deadly shooting during an attack in Halle targeting a Turkish restaurant after an attempt at th

Tragedy Marks Sabbath For Germany's Jewish Community

A woman stands next to flowers laid next to the entrance of the synagogue in Munich, dring a protest against anti-Semitism on October 11, 2019 two days after a deadly shooting during an attack in Halle targeting a Turkish restaurant after an attempt at the synagogue.Jews in Germany prepared to mark the Sabbath Friday with their confidence in the community's miraculous rebirth shaken by the deadly anti-Semitic rampage in Halle on Yom Kippur
A man wearing a kippah skullcap places a candle at a makeshift memorial a day after two people were shot dead as Halle's Jewish community marked Yom Kippur

'They're Shooting At Us!': Inside The Halle Synagogue

American Rebecca Blady was hoping to spend a day in retreat from the outside world, turning to fasting and worship at Yom Kippur in eastern German city Halle.She and her husband Jeremy, two Jewish orthodox community leaders who recently moved to Germany, had eagerly agreed to celebrate in the "shul" or synagogue there, which rarely has enough worshippers to fill its space on high holidays.In the event, they ended up being survivors and witnesses of a day of extrordinary violence.
People leave candles and flowers at a vigil at the Marktplatz in Halle, eastern Germany

Merkel Vows To Fight Hate After Attempted 'Massacre' At Synagogue

Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday there would be "zero tolerance" for hate in Germany after an attempted massacre at a synagogue, as Jews demanded action to protect the community from the rising threat of neo-Nazi violence.Two people were shot dead in the eastern German city of Halle on Wednesday, with a synagogue the prime target on Yom Kippur. The suspect, 27-year-old German Stephan Balliet, filmed the assault and live-streamed it.
The area is under lockdown after a shooting in the German city of Halle

Two Killed In Anti-Semitic Attack In Germany

At least two people were shot dead in the German city of Halle on Wednesday in an anti-Semitic attack as Jews marked the holy day of Yom Kippur, with the gunman filming the assault and posting a video online.The suspect has been captured, police said, as security was ramped up at synagogues and other Jewish sites across Germany.In a copy of a 35-minute video obtained by AFP but whose authenticity has not been confirmed by police, the gunman filmed himself launching into a diatribe against women and Jews, before carrying out the attack, in a disturbing repeat of the modus operandi of the attacker in the Christchurch mosque assault earlier this year.

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