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Anti-Semitism: a Jewish man attacked in Avignon
In Avignon, in Vaucluse, a Jewish man was the victim of several anti-Semitic attacks. Sunday November 12, a major march against anti-Semitism will take place in Paris. – (France 2)
In Avignon, in Vaucluse, a Jewish man was the victim of several anti-Semitic attacks. Sunday November 12, a major march against anti-Semitism will take place in Paris.
At the end of the evening, while going to a grocery store, a Jewish man was attacked by a young 18-year-old woman in a street in Avignon (Vaucluse). “They hit my cap, and my kippah fell off too. And a young lady saw it and she spat in it, insulting the Jews, Israel, etc. I was already attacked last week, where they ‘took off my chain, with my star of David”says the man, who until now had never experienced such incidents.
Opinions divided on the march against anti-Semitism
His attack was filmed by a video surveillance camera. Arrested, then tried in immediate appearance, the young woman was sentenced to five months in prison for insulting a person because of their religion. Sunday November 12, a major march against anti-Semitism will be held in Paris. Rallies are also planned in front of prefectures. In Avignon, in the district where the attack took place, opinions are divided on this demonstration.