The French and anti-Semitism: Israel-Hamas war stokes surge in threats against Jews

But the spike in anti-Semitism did not start a month ago. Pre-Covid, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and tropes about Jews controlling finance and the media. We ask about France's present and past.

In 1990, the desecration of Jewish tombstones in the southern city of Carpentras outraged France and brought more than 200,000 onto the streets of Paris. 

How many – or how few – will turn out on Sunday for a march against anti-Semitism that is stoking bitter political divisions over the participation of the far-right National Rally (RN), whose roots go back to Nazi collaboration during World War II and who today stands squarely behind Israel?

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Produced by Charles Wente, Rebecca Gnignati and Imen Mellaz.

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