Five Jewish institutions were sprayed with green paint in Paris overnight and an investigation has been opened, a police source said on Saturday.
A gerneral view of 'The Wall of the Righteous' which honours people who saved Jews during the Nazi occupation of France, after it was covered in green paint, in Paris, France, May 31, 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor
Five Jewish institutions were sprayed with green paint in Paris overnight and an investigation has been opened, a police source said on Saturday.
Police found the paint damage early on Saturday on the Shoah Memorial, which is the Holocaust museum in Paris, three synagogues and a restaurant in the historic Jewish neighbourhood of Le Marais, the source said.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on X that he was disgusted by these "despicable acts targetting the Jewish community".
It was not yet known who committed the damage, or why. The Interior Ministry did not respond to a request for comment on details of the incidents.
France has seen a rise in hate crimes: last year police recorded an 11% rise in racist, xenophobic or antireligious crimes, according to official data published in March. The figures did not break down the attacks on different religions.
The sharp rise in antisemitic acts in France over the past two years can be attributed to several concerning factors: the openly hostile stance toward Israel taken by French President Emmanuel Macron, the borderline antisemitic actions of the far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI), and the presence of a large Muslim community increasingly influenced by Islamist ideologies.
Together, these dynamics are fueling a climate of hostility and intolerance that should alarm all defenders of democratic values.
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