French Jews living in fear ('death to the Jews' chants)

[Cali_Democrat]

French Jews living in fear, France's foreign minister say
By Reuters | Jul. 24, 2014 | 1:21 PM

Many members of France's Jewish community are living in fear after pro-Palestinian protests in recent weeks were marred by violence and use of anti-Semitic language, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday.

"Jews in France should not be afraid but many of them are afraid," Laurent Fabius told France Inter radio after one listener called in to share her experiences of hearing anti-Semitic comments in public.

"We will be extremely firm."

Local media showed the burnt-down front of a kosher grocery shop in the heavily Jewish Parisian suburb of Sarcelles after a non-authorized protest on Sunday. The weekend before, marchers clashed with riot police outside two Paris synagogues.

France has both the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in Europe and flare-ups in the Middle East have often in the past added to tensions between the two communities.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.607012

[JI7]

1. they really need to do something about this

and the truth is it has little to do with the israel/palestinian matter. they may use it as an excuse.

but there have been attacks reported even before this recent conflict started.

[KamaAina]

2. Nuit de Cristal?

[William769]

3. Kick & recommended.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. kick

At least this is the "right" synagogue.

[octoberlib]

5. This makes me ill.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Various views of the events of last week-end

from youtube. So many angry young men.

Demonstration by young Jews on the other side of the police protective line who came to defend their synagogue after it was attacked.

[Puzzledtraveller]

7. Thanks for breaking the silence about this.