Anti-Semitic vandalism in Paris: Synagogues among targets
An act of vandalism occurred in Paris where five buildings linked to the Jewish community were defaced with green paint. Among them were three synagogues and the Museum of Shoah Memory. The police are seeking the perpetrator who was captured on CCTV.
During the night between Friday and Saturday in Paris, an incident took place that unsettled the local Jewish community. Five buildings, including three synagogues, the Museum of Shoah Memory, and the restaurant "Chez Marianne," were defaced with green paint. The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, condemned these actions as "hideous."
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The Paris police are actively searching for the perpetrator of this vandalism. Although CCTV footage captured his presence, his disguise makes it difficult to identify him quickly. The mayor of the 4th district, Ariel Weil, recalled a similar incident from May 2024, when red handprints appeared on the Museum of Shoah Memory building, for which Russian services were blamed.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced that the city will undertake measures to find the culprits and restore the defaced facades.
"I am deeply disgusted by these heinous acts targeting the Jewish community," wrote the French Interior Minister on platform X. The President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France, Yonathan Arfi, expressed his outrage and sadness over these events.
The Fourth District of Paris, where the incident occurred, has historical ties to the Jewish community, making this act even more distressing for residents.
