Paris Police Apprehend 13 Far-Right Extremists for Swastika Graffiti on Streets
In the French capital, 13 individuals have been detained for engaging in street vandalism, including the painting of swastikas on the streets. This information is reported by the publication Le Figaro.
Sources within the Parisian police informed the publication that the incident occurred in the 17th arrondissement of Paris on the evening of Saturday, November 25. Police apprehended 13 individuals directly in the act, with seven of them being known to law enforcement as members of far-right groups.
The detained individuals face charges of incitement to hatred, violence, and racial discrimination, as well as causing property damage based on racial, ethnic, national, or religious intolerance.
Since October 7, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, France has witnessed over 1,500 anti-Semitic incidents, three times more than the total for the entire year of 2022.
These events occurred against the backdrop of a march by far-right extremists on Saturday evening in the city of Romans-sur-Isère following the death of a 16-year-old high school student who sustained fatal injuries during a dance. Police arrested 20 individuals, with 17 of them being held in custody "after violence against law enforcement," according to the Drôme prefecture, which oversees Romans-sur-Isère.
In mid-November, over 100,000 people in Paris participated in a march against anti-Semitism initiated by the leaders of both parliamentary chambers. Prominent French politicians, including Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and former presidents François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, were seen leading the procession with a large banner reading "For the Republic, Against Anti-Semitism."
Notably, President Emmanuel Macron, after several days of hesitation, announced on Saturday that he would not join the rally but would be there "in spirit and heart."
A reminder: Thirteen Israelis, ten Thai citizens, and one Filipino citizen were released on November 24 from Hamas terrorists' captivity after 49 days of confinement. The 24 hostages were transported to the hospital after an initial assessment of their physical and mental health at the Israel Defense Forces' Hatzorim base near Beersheba, as reported by the Israeli Ministry of Health.