“Death to Israel”, “Long live Palestine” and other hateful graffiti were scrawled in black paint along the synagogue wall in the eastern city of Mulhouse on Wednesday.
The synagogue’s rabbi, Elie Hayoun, has lodged a complaint at police on behalf of the Jewish community.
In the northern city of Lille, police said they had found a swastika painted near the door of the local synagogue, next to the letters ZOG – an acronym for “Zionist Occupation Government”.
The graffiti were discovered by a passer-by on Tuesday night, along with stones thrown into the synagogue compound, according Jean-Claude Komar, a leader of the local Jewish community, who has filed a legal complaint.
He blamed recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations for whipping up anti-Semitic sentiment.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced his government has a zero-tolerance policy for anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim crimes.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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So you’re saying the French are anti Semitic. Yet they love Jerry Lewis. Hmmmm.
I live on and American military base about 40 min from the French border. I do a lot of my grocery shopping in Strasbourg, the nearest frum community to us. I don’t go anymore unless I REALLY need to. It’s scary out there.
We had a trip planned to Worms to see Rashi’s house and the Air Force said it wasn’t safe for us to go.
I’m very glad my home and shul are inside a fence guarded by American military police.
USAF Rabbi, H’ should help you and give you chizuk. Thank you for your service, and we hope you’re back home soon.