Marches and rallies against anti-Semitism are taking place across France following a series of anti-Semitic acts that shocked the country.
Former French presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy are set to join thousands of protesters and government members on the streets later today.
A poster reading “Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Racism, Not in Our Name” during a gathering decrying anti-Semitism at Place de la Republique in Paris, February 18, 2019 amid an upsurge in anti-Semitism in France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
The recent upsurge in anti-Semitism in France, home to the world’s largest Jewish population outside Israel and the United States, reached a climax last weekend with a torrent of hate speech directed at prominent philosopher Alain Finkielkraut during a march of yellow vest anti-government protesters.
The assault came days after the government reported a big rise in incidents of anti-Semitism last year: 541 registered incidents, up 74 percent from the 311 registered in 2017.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will lead a group of government officials at the main rally at Paris’s famed Republic Square. In addition to the marches, French President Emmanuel Macron, National Assembly president Richard Ferrand and the head of Senate Gerard Larcher will hold a moment of silence at the Shoah memorial in Paris.
Macron is not expected to attend the gathering at the Republic Square, but will deliver a speech at tomorrow’s annual dinner by leading Jewish group CRIF.
— AP
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