El Al offices in Paris vandalized with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel graffiti

The Paris offices of Israeli national carrier El Al were vandalized overnight with red paint and pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel graffiti, Israeli officials and the airline say.

Pictures posted online show the doors of the offices covered in paint and the words “Free Palestine” daubed in several places in a number of languages, along with graffiti reading “El Al genocide airline.”

Les bureaux parisiens de la compagnie israélienne El Al ont été vandalisés par des militants pro-palestiniens.

En conséquence, El Al a décidé de suspendre la présence de ses équipes à Paris jusqu’à nouvel ordre.

Ce climat de haine est insupportable !

Soutien total à El Al. pic.twitter.com/4QAJYv6n64

— Jérémy Benhaïm (@JeremBenhaim) August 7, 2025

In a statement, the airline says the incident took place while the office was empty and none of its workers were endangered. It says it is working with local authorities to deal with the “severe” act.

“El Al proudly flies the Israeli flag on the tails of its planes, and condemns any type of violence, particularly like these with an antisemitic background,” it says.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev writes on X that the “barbaric and violent act” is the result of French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France will recognize a Palestinian state next month, and calls for those responsible to be prosecuted.

“French citizens wake up,” she writes. “Today it’s El Al tomorrow it’s Air France.”

The Israeli embassy in France also shares pictures of the vandalism online and blames “a climate of violent and unrestrained incitement by certain French elected officials” without specifying individuals.

The vandalism comes after a number of other incidents involving the travel industry and Israelis being harassed or discriminated against, in acts thought largely tied to the war in Gaza, but also seen by some as antisemitic in nature.