An Orthodox Christian priest and his followers attacked a public Hanukkah menorah in Moldova's capital city on Monday, replacing it with a cross.
Anatoliy Chirbik led a group of about 100 singing supporters through a demonstration at Stefan the Great Square in Kishinev, during which they hammered and dismantled with iron bars the 5-foot tall menorah, hastily erecting a huge cross in its place.
"We are an Orthodox country," Chirbik told the assembly. "Stephan the Great defended our country from all kinds of Zjids [deragotory term for Jews], and now they come and put their menorah here. This is anarchy."
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