Jews in France fear rising antisemitism following recent riots
RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Jews in France are alarmed at the impact on their community of the riots after a teenager was shot dead by police a week ago.
The Telegraph reports a Holocaust memorial in Nanterre, the Paris suburb where the teenager was killed, was defaced with the words: “Police scum, from Sainte-Soline to Nanterre, neither forgotten nor forgiven”.
The report quotes Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, saying the riots have inflamed mutual distrust between Jewish and Muslim communities.
He feared the resurgence of the far right, which he said is dangerous for Jews.