Hate crimes targeting Jews in France have surged in 2018

November 12, 2018 by JNS
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French Jews are facing a massive uptick in antisemitic attacks, with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe revealing that the number of documented hate crimes targeting Jews increased by more than 69 per cent in the first nine months of 2018.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reveals that the number of documented hate crimes against Jews in the first nine months of 2018 has increased by more than 69 per cent.

The figures were published by Philippe on Facebook on Thursday, the same day he commemorated the Kristallnacht pogroms of 1938.

“Every assault perpetrated against one of our fellow citizens because they are Jewish resonates like a new Kristallnacht,” he wrote.

The CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities replied that the “most violent incidents … reflect the perseverance of antisemitism and its development into a daily occurrence.”

JNS

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