Netanyahu criticises Macron over attacks against Jewish sites in Paris

Published connected 02/06/2025 - 11:17 GMT+2•Updated 11:28

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has erstwhile much criticised his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, saying he must do much to clamp down connected antisemitism successful France, pursuing vandalism attacks against nan Jewish sites successful Paris complete nan weekend.

Three synagogues, a Jewish edifice and a Holocaust memorial were sprayed pinch greenish overgarment early connected Saturday successful nan city’s historical Marais territory and 20th arrondissement.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau expressed his “immense disgust” astatine nan vandalism. At nan aforesaid time, Paris Socialist Party Mayor Anne Hidalgo condemned “these intimidations successful nan strongest imaginable terms”, saying that ”anti-semitism has nary spot successful our metropolis and successful our republic”.

Authorities successful Paris instantly launched an investigation into nan incidents.

This is not nan first clip successful caller years that Jewish sites person been targeted successful evident antisemitic attacks, pinch authorities stating that location was logic to judge Russian intelligence services were progressive successful an evident effort to operation tensions successful nan French society.

In May 2024, reddish hands were painted astatine nan Parisian memorial for those who saved group from nan city's Jewish organization from Nazi persecution during nan 1940-1944 business of France.

Authorities soon identified that Bulgarian nationals were down nan tags.

In October 2023, dozens of Stars of David were graffitied connected walls successful Paris and its outskirts. In that case, 2 Moldovan nationals were apprehended, according to home press. French information services said a Moldovan-Russian businessman was identified arsenic their imaginable handler.

“The attacks connected synagogues and a Holocaust memorial successful Paris are a nonstop consequence of nan rampant incitement against Jews successful France,” Netanyahu wrote connected X connected Sunday.

The Israeli leader added that Macron should extremity pushing for a Palestinian authorities and “start acting against antisemitism successful his ain country”.

His words travel arsenic portion of broader Israeli disapproval of nan French president, who suggested successful April that France could recognise Palestine arsenic an independent authorities this year.

Israeli condemnation of Macron has grown since he, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney threatened past period to punishment Israeli complete its renewed violative successful Gaza.

The 3 leaders expressed interest for nan “intolerable” humanitarian business successful nan strip, wherever nan full organization is astatine captious consequence of famine.

Last week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused Macron of being connected a “crusade against nan Jewish state” for saying nan world organization should harden its position against Israel unless it did much to amended nan assistance business successful Gaza.