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As anti-Semitism rises in France, Macron’s government struggles to respond

2019-02-20 10:36:04       source:The Washignton Post

February 19, 2019


PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned a steep rise in anti-Semitic violence in France as tens of thousands gathered nationwide to protest repeated attacks on Jews.


In its annual report, the French Interior Ministry said last week that instances of anti-Semitic violence increased by 74 percent in 2018.


On Tuesday, a Jewish cemetery was desecrated in the eastern French city of Quatzenheim, with swastikas scrawled on about 80 graves.


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