by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – France’s Jews have been targeted with some 100 antisemitic incidents a month since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel triggered an outpouring of Jew-hatred, and this trend is likely to continue, the Jewish Community Protection Service (SPCJ) in France told the Jerusalem Post. Founded in the wake of the 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, the SPCJ works covertly to protect France’s Jews from antisemitic attacks.
During an interview with JPost on Tuesday (July 31), the head of the SPCJ said 100 antisemitic attacks a month have become a “new routine” for French Jews. The organization has recorded a 1000% increase in incidents in 2024 compared to last year.
“The trends identified in 2023 and that had been continuing in 2024 showed that 60% of the incidents were personal encounters such as violence and being verbally and physically harassed,” JPost said in its report.
“The rest were attacks against businesses and institutions. The SPCJ head estimated that 10% of antisemitic incidents each month were violent in nature, such as beatings,” JPost said.
Moreover, the head of the SPCJ told JPost, France has seen a shift in antisemitic from Jewish institutions to street attacks and incidents close to home. “In 2023, SPCJ recorded that 31.9% of antisemitic incidents occurred on private property, and 20.4% happened on public streets,” JPost said.
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