From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Macron condemns vandalizing of Paris Holocaust memorial: ‘Odious antisemitism’
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron condemns an act of “odious antisemitism” after blood-red graffiti of handprints was daubed on the Paris Holocaust memorial.
The vandalism “damages the memory” both of those who saved Jews in the Holocaust and the victims, he writes on X, formerly Twitter. “The (French) Republic, as always, will remain steadfast in the face of odious antisemitism,” he adds.
We are saddened and disgusted by the antisemitic vandalism that defaced the Shoah memorial in Paris with blood-red hands on the Wall of the Righteous.
This is an outrageous disrespect to the memory of Holocaust victims and to the individuals who risked their lives to save Jews. pic.twitter.com/8SzaOxabuC
— European Jewish Congress (@eurojewcong) May 14, 2024
