NEW FROM INDIA: "THE NAZI COLLECTION" LINE OF BEDSPREADS

Indian Jews Outraged Over 'The Nazi Collection' Line of Bedspreads (FOXNEWS)
MUMBAI, India — Leaders of India's Jewish community expressed outrage Sunday over a new line of bedspreads called "The Nazi Collection" from a Mumbai-based home furnishing company that used swastikas in its promotional material.

The furnishing dealer said the name stands for "New Arrival Zone for India" and was not meant to be anti-Semitic. But Jewish groups said they would file a lawsuit against the company. "This is an enormous insult to Jews and all right-thinking people and must be retracted," said Jonathan Solomon, chairman of the Indian Jewish Federation.

There are about 5,500 Jews living in India, a predominantly Hindu nation of 1.1 billion people.

The bedspread line is not yet on sale, but brochures were handed out in a mall in a northern Mumbai suburb, the Times of India newspaper reported Sunday. Furnishing dealer Kapil Kumar Todi said he chose the name because "that's what came to my mind," according to the paper. "It really does not matter to me who feels bad about it," he said.

Some Indians regard Hitler as just another historical figure and have little knowledge about the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed during World War II.

The swastika symbol, which was appropriated by the Nazis, was originally an ancient symbol used in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions, and is still displayed all over India in hopes of bringing luck.

Last year, a restaurant in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, changed its name from Hitler's Cross after the city's Jewish community protested. The restaurant used swastikas on its signs and menus.

INDIAN DIPLOMATS WITNESS ROCKET ATTACKS IN ISRAEL

Indian Delegation Visiting Israel Witnesses Rocket Attacks (Times of India)
A delegation of Indian Muslim leaders visiting Israel witnessed rocket attacks from Gaza during their visit to the southern city of Sderot and had to be rushed to a shelter.

THE JEWS OF INDIA

India's Jews
Caught between increasingly militant Hinduism and radical Islam, India's democratic fabric may be under strain, but India's Jews remain free of the anti-Semitism that has plagued communities in more developed nations. Why? (Forbes)

SECURITY FENCE HYPOCRISY FOLLOW UP

LAST WEEK I POSTED AN ARTICLE ABOUT SECURITY FENCES AROUND THE WORLD (ISRAEL ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH A SECURITY FENCE). BACKSPIN HAS A FOLLOW UP:

Good Fences, Good Neighbors Part 2 (Backspin)
* Some 3,000 Yemeni tribesman are preparing to resist construction of a Saudi barrier. The Yemen Times explains why:

The sheik claims that Saudi Arabia has already built a security fence 4 to 7 km beyond the neutral zone inside Yemen....

Didn't the Saudis criticize the Israeli security for not sticking to the Green Line?

The Saudis are also building a 550 mile fence along the Saudi-Iraqi border.

* In six years, India has walled off 1,300 miles of the barrier's planned 2,500 mile length along the Bangladeshi border. The Times of London writes:

While the world’s attention has been focused on the Israeli security barrier sealing off the West Bank, India has been building a far longer fence to keep out Islamic militants, thwart cross-border smuggling and stop human trafficking.

At the time Israel's cabinet first approved construction plans, India's barrier was already in the building stage.

* Thailand and Malaysia agreed to triple the length of the barrier along their border.

* Pakistan is fencing off sections of its border with Afghanistan to keep out the Taliban. Sound familiar?

All these countries joined the UN General Assembly's condemnation of Israel's security fence in 2003. We're not holding our breaths waiting for critical coverage of these border projects.