A few days after the assault in Créteil a targeted torque for his Jewish origins, the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Sunday called “make the fight against racism and anti-Semitism a national cause “. In a speech at a rally of several hundred people against racism and anti-Semitism in Créteil, the minister said “know the feeling of anxiety that runs through the Jewish community in France” faced with a phenomenon, “real social pathology” , a sharp upsurge in France.
“We must make the fight against racism and anti-Semitism a cause National involving all the administrations concerned (…), prefectures, elected officials, associations, representatives of different religions, “ he said.
“The Republic will defend you with all his might because without you it would not be the Republic. The Republic will always protect you against actions and words that undermine the very foundation of values underpinning “ he added. The President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF), Roger Cukierman was just told the forum that “Jews feel threatened, some are already leaving France.”
The Minister acknowledged that “anti-Semitic acts and threats have increased by well over 100% in the first ten months of the year,” and “more than 930 cases were prosecuted “ in the first half.
He reiterated had” instructed the prefects to report to prosecutors all acts and all racist and anti-Semitic words so that none unpunished. ” He also pointed to the need for vigilance against “hate preachers” who thrive on the internet.
The CRIF on Wednesday had called a “specific emergency plan” to the face rise in antisemitic acts. “If the fight against anti-Semitism is actually a national cause, it becomes urgent to provide the means,” had felt his side the president of the Israelite Consistory of France, Joel Mergui.
This meeting comes just days after an anti-Semitic assault that caused a stir in the country. A couple was kidnapped Monday in the slot of the Port area in Creteil, the young woman raped and robbed their apartment by three assailants who, according to investigators, “started from the idea that being Jewish meant that the we had money. ” These men are also suspected of having beaten early November, a septuagenarian Jewish in the same city.
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