The Paris police chief, Laurent Nuñez, announced on Sunday, November 5, that there had been 257 anti-Semitic acts and 90 arrests in the Paris metropolis since October 7, the start of the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
“We are already at 257 facts”in Paris and in the three departments of the inner suburbs (Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis), “more than in a whole year”reported the senior official, interviewed on BFMTV.
Following these anti-Semitic acts “nearly 90 arrests” took place “authors of insults, tags, even violence”, detailed Mr. Nuñez. There’s no “no typical profileadded the police chief. We find all the profiles, young people, who say very serious things (but also) people more anchored in the defense of the pro-Palestinian cause and who are slipping”.
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At this stage, no person from the ultra-right movement is among those arrested, added the police prefect. Of the 257 anti-Semitic acts, only “124 complaints” have been filed, Mr. Nuñez announced, encouraging victims to file complaints so that investigations can be opened.
Stars of David spray painted on buildings
The Paris police chief also returned to the Stars of David tagged on several buildings in Paris and its outskirts. There have been “up to 250 affixings of this star”, declared Laurent Nuñez. It’s about a “atypical affair compared to other anti-Semitic acts”he added, referring to a “coordinated action”. This act “appears to involve a team of authors”He continued.
The stars, drawn with a blue stencil, were affixed “sometimes on buildings where members of the Jewish community lived, sometimes not”. There was a “Will these stars be seen”the police chief further affirmed.
A Moldovan couple was arrested on October 27 for painting a blue Star of David on October 10.e borough. The couple declared that they had committed this offense at the request of a third party, residing in Russia, a source close to the investigation told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Statements which could not be confirmed by investigators and which must still be verified.
In all of France, “857 anti-Semitic acts” have been recorded since October 7, i.e. “So much in three weeks” that on “the whole past year”Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Tuesday.
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Le Monde with AFP
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