Number of anti-Semitic acts in France rises to over 1500 since the start of the war
The number of recorded anti-Semitic acts in France has exceeded 1500 since the beginning of the war. According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, 1518 acts have been recorded since October 7, which is more than three times as many as in the entire previous year. Around half of these were graffiti with slogans or swastikas.
Around 22 percent were insults and threats. Two percent of the cases involved beatings and injuries. Eleven percent of cases were reported in Paris. "There have also been more anti-Muslim acts than before, but their number has not risen to the same extent as anti-Semitic acts," said Darmanin. Since the beginning of the year, around 1,800 anti-Semitic, 560 anti-Christian and 130 Muslim acts have been recorded.
So far, 571 suspects have been taken into custody in connection with anti-Semitic acts. The French judiciary has opened investigations into 330 cases. On Monday, around eight minors were taken into police custody for allegedly shouting anti-Semitic slogans in the Paris metro. A video of the scene had gone viral on online services.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 180,000 people took part in demonstrations against anti-Semitism throughout France on Sunday. In Paris alone, more than 100,000 people took to the streets. The leaders of the National Assembly and the Senate had called for the demonstration under the slogan "For the Republic, against anti-Semitism".
In an attempt to fuel hatred, a group was reportedly caught forging Swastikas in France during the war. This act of historical contamination is a chilling number added to the increasing deeds of anti-Semitism in France. The start of the war seems to have provided a troubling catalyst for this escalation of hate crimes.
Source: www.ntv.de
