Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Thousands Rally against Anti-Semitism in France; Vandals Desecrate 96 Graves at Jewish Cemetery

Thousands of people rallied across France today (February 20, 2019) after a surge of anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks that culminated with vandals daubing swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans on dozens of graves in a Jewish cemetery, according to the Euro News website.

Political leaders from all parties gathered in Paris filling the Place de la Republique, a symbol of the nation, to decry anti-Semitic acts with one common slogan: "Enough!"

People also lined the streets of cities from Lille in the north to Toulouse and Marseille in the south.

President Emmanuel Macron paid respects at one of the 96 desecrated graves in the village of Quatzenheim, near the eastern city of Strasbourg.


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