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| Macron condemns antisemitic abuse during gilets jaunes Paris protest | Macron condemns antisemitic abuse during gilets jaunes Paris protest |
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| French officials have strongly condemned anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks by some gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protesters as hundreds gathered in central Paris to mark the third month of the anti-government protests. | French officials have strongly condemned anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks by some gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protesters as hundreds gathered in central Paris to mark the third month of the anti-government protests. |
| Prosecutors have launched an investigation into a group of protesters who shouted anti-Semitic insults at philosopher and writer Alain Finkielkraut during demonstrations in the capital on Saturday. | Prosecutors have launched an investigation into a group of protesters who shouted anti-Semitic insults at philosopher and writer Alain Finkielkraut during demonstrations in the capital on Saturday. |
| Antisemitism rising sharply across Europe, latest figures show | Antisemitism rising sharply across Europe, latest figures show |
| In a separate incident, a police car stuck in a traffic jam in Lyon, southeastern France, was stoned by demonstrators. | In a separate incident, a police car stuck in a traffic jam in Lyon, southeastern France, was stoned by demonstrators. |
| President Emmanuel Macron condemned the abuse directed at Finkielkraut, tweeting: “The anti-Semitic insults he has been subjected to are the absolute negation of what we are and what makes us a great nation. We will not tolerate it.” | President Emmanuel Macron condemned the abuse directed at Finkielkraut, tweeting: “The anti-Semitic insults he has been subjected to are the absolute negation of what we are and what makes us a great nation. We will not tolerate it.” |
| “The son of Polish immigrants who became a French academician […] is not only a prominent man of letters but the symbol of what the Republic allows everyone,” the president added in another tweet. | “The son of Polish immigrants who became a French academician […] is not only a prominent man of letters but the symbol of what the Republic allows everyone,” the president added in another tweet. |
| The abuse - including protesters shouting “Dirty Zionist” and “France is ours” - was caught on video and broadcast on television and social media. | The abuse - including protesters shouting “Dirty Zionist” and “France is ours” - was caught on video and broadcast on television and social media. |
| The stoning incident in Lyon was also captured on video, with footage filmed from inside the police car showing dozens of protesters throwing stones at the vehicle. | The stoning incident in Lyon was also captured on video, with footage filmed from inside the police car showing dozens of protesters throwing stones at the vehicle. |
| “We’re under attack and being stoned,” reported a policeman. | “We’re under attack and being stoned,” reported a policeman. |
| The interior minister, Christophe Castaner, described the actions of the protesters as “intolerable”. | The interior minister, Christophe Castaner, described the actions of the protesters as “intolerable”. |
| Finkielkraut, who had voiced support for the “yellow vest” movement before later criticising it, denounced the protests as “grotesque” | Finkielkraut, who had voiced support for the “yellow vest” movement before later criticising it, denounced the protests as “grotesque” |
| “I felt absolute hatred and, unfortunately, this is not the first time,” Finkielkraut told Journal du Dimanche. | “I felt absolute hatred and, unfortunately, this is not the first time,” Finkielkraut told Journal du Dimanche. |
| “I no longer back these demonstrations, it’s becoming grotesque, it’s a movement that no longer knows how to stop,” he said. | “I no longer back these demonstrations, it’s becoming grotesque, it’s a movement that no longer knows how to stop,” he said. |
| The incident has rekindled claims by Macron that recent acts of anti-Semitic vandalism, including the painting of Nazi swastikas over portraits of famed French holocaust survivor Simone Veil, was the work of far-left and far-right activists within the gilets jaunes movement. | The incident has rekindled claims by Macron that recent acts of anti-Semitic vandalism, including the painting of Nazi swastikas over portraits of famed French holocaust survivor Simone Veil, was the work of far-left and far-right activists within the gilets jaunes movement. |
| The vandalism came amid reports of rising anti-Jewish offences - up 74 percent last year according to police - which have caused alarm. | The vandalism came amid reports of rising anti-Jewish offences - up 74 percent last year according to police - which have caused alarm. |
| Fourteen political parties have called on people to demonstrate on Tuesday against anti-Semitism. | Fourteen political parties have called on people to demonstrate on Tuesday against anti-Semitism. |
| The gilets jaunes protests, which have no organised leadership, began three months ago on 17 November over increasing fuel taxes. | The gilets jaunes protests, which have no organised leadership, began three months ago on 17 November over increasing fuel taxes. |
| They quickly grew into a broader anti-government rebellion fuelled by anger towards Macron. | They quickly grew into a broader anti-government rebellion fuelled by anger towards Macron. |
| Some 41,500 people took the streets on Saturday, according to police, the 14th consecutive Saturday of protests across the country. | Some 41,500 people took the streets on Saturday, according to police, the 14th consecutive Saturday of protests across the country. |
| There were clashes and arrests in several cities but the level of violence and number of demonstrators were down on the previous weekend. | There were clashes and arrests in several cities but the level of violence and number of demonstrators were down on the previous weekend. |
| On Sunday, hundreds of protesters marched on the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, this time to mark the anniversary of the start of the movement. | On Sunday, hundreds of protesters marched on the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, this time to mark the anniversary of the start of the movement. |
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