Anti-Semitic acts have almost tripled in one year

Jewish places of worship were already under high surveillance, their security will be increased another notch sSaturday, August 24. For the authorities, there was no doubt, this terrorist act in front of a synagogue was indeed an anti-Semitic attack. Another shock for the Jewish community. Last May, another synagogue in Rouen (Seine-Maritime), was hit by a violent fire, without causing any injuries. Books and the platform burned: an Algerian national in an irregular situation had set fire to it, before being shot dead by the police.

Assaults, death threats or even swastikas: Gabriel Attal, on the move in La Grande-Motte (Hérault), once again denounces a worrying increase in these anti-Semitic acts. 887 incidents were recorded in the first half of 2024, compared to 304 in 2023 during the same period. Anti-Semitic acts are more numerous and are reaching a high level of seriousness.