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Anti-Semitism: “we are in a surge of hatred” deplores Gérard Unger, vice-president of Crif
The CRIF report published Thursday January 24 reveals an explosion of anti-Semitic acts in France: 1,676 acts were recorded, with an increase of 1,000% over the last three months. Gérard Unger, vice-president of CRIF, is the guest of 12/13 info to talk about it. – (franceinfo)
The Crif report published Thursday January 24 reveals an explosion of anti-Semitic acts in France: 1,676 acts were recorded, with an increase of 1,000% over the last three months. Gérard Unger, vice-president of Crif, is the guest of 12/13 info to talk about it.
Figures from the latest Crif report on anti-Semitism “exceed the worst estimates we could think of. We are in what The Parisian calls for a surge of hatred”declares Gérard Unger, vice-president of Crif, on the set of 12/13 info. “Those who are anti-Semitic in the population took advantage of October 7 and the violence, torture, and rape of Hamas to attack the Jews of France. (…) And again, these are the acts recorded with the filing of complaint to the police station, he specifies. Attacks on property, but also on people, with “verbal and even physical attacks”.
Crif calls for collective awareness
“Between 20 and 25% of French people have anti-Semitic prejudices”, indicates Gérard Unger. According to him, fear pushes many Jewish people to “hide their identity” And “some are thinking of leaving the country”. With the publication of the report, he expects “an awareness of the entire population and the social body to fight further against this anti-Semitism, this real surge of hatred that some manifest”.
