Following the murder of a Jewish woman in a Paris suburb, President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday demanded that schools hold a “discussion minute” on prejudice and racism this week.
A 12-year-old woman from Courbevoie, west of Paris, reported to police that she had been gang-raped while being insulted with racist slurs, leading to the arrest of three teenagers this week.
The analysis concentrates on allegations of murder, death threats, and abuse among other crimes, with an alleged spiritual motivation being used as aggravating evidence.
Since Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel on October 7 and the following Israeli-led battle against the Islamist group, there have been frequent antisemitic incidents in France.
Macron was quick to respond when he called a surprise jump legislative election while France was in the midst of a three-week strategy.
The president requested on Wednesday from education secretary Nicole Belloubet to “organize a discussion in all schools about the fight against racism and antisemitism” and to stop hate speech from attacking classrooms, according to Macron’s office.
Both parties have accused the National Rally and the hard-left France Unbowed group affiliated with the Popular Front empire of tolerating racist opinions in their ranks, claims both parties refute.
France has combat the “antisemitic environment” that has existed since the start of the Gaza battle, according to National Rally head Jordan Bardella on Wednesday.
