http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/irish-jewish-cabinet-minister-victim-of-nazi-hoax/2014/04/02/ Irish Jewish Cabinet Minister Victim of Nazi Hoax
By: Jewish Press News Briefs
Published: April 2nd, 2014
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This photograph of a Nazi rally., along with suspicious white powder, was sent to the home of Ireland's Justice Minister, David Shatter, who is Jewish.

This photograph of a Nazi rally., along with suspicious white powder, was sent to the home of Ireland's Justice Minister, David Shatter, who is Jewish.
Photo Credit: Irish Independent
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One or more anti-Semites sent a package of suspicious white powder and a photograph of Nazis to the home of Ireland’s Justice Minister Alan Shatter on Wednesday.

Security officials raised an emergency alert, and a bomb squad arrived to investigate. Officials concluded the powder was harmless baking powder.

The photograph showed Nazi soldiers at a rally with flags displaying swastikas, the Irish Independent reported.

The hoax probably was related to a vote of no confidence Shatter faces following several controversies in the Justice Department.

Enda Kenny, who heads the Irish government, described the hoax as a “new low” and said, “The minister is in the house a long time. Members of the Jewish faith have been members of the Fianna Fail party, the Labor Party and the Fine Gael Party… It is not in order that anti-Semitic material is being received by the minister who just happens to be a member of a particular faith.”

Minister for Health James Reilly said this morning that the incident was “absolutely appalling” and that the implied threat in the package is being treated as criminal act.
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