These arrests come in a context of a sharp rise in anti-Semitic acts in France, since more than 1,500 acts have been committed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Anti-religious acts have been increasing since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. New illustration, Saturday November 25 in Paris, where 13 people, including seven on ultra-right S records, were arrested for swastika tags on the ground in the 17th arrondissement of the capital, announced the Paris prosecutor’s office.
The 13 individuals were arrested for damage or damage to the property of others “because of race, ethnicity, nation or religion” and for public incitement to hatred, violence or racial discrimination, a specified the prosecution. The investigations were entrusted to the 17th arrondissement police station.
Since October 7 and the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, “there were 1,518 anti-Semitic acts or remarks”, Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, announced in mid-November. Which represents “the equivalent of three times those recorded in 2022”said Crif president Yonathan Arfi on November 19.
The facts also come as members of the ultra-right gathered early Saturday evening in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme) to do battle with residents of the Monnaie district, almost a week after the death of Thomas, 16-year-old high school student stabbed during a ball in Crépol. Police arrested 20 people, 17 of whom were taken into custody “following violence against the police”the Drôme prefecture told AFP.
