2024-08-25 11:42:35
Shocks and excitement at La Grande-Motte. This Saturday morning, at least two cars, one of which had a gas cylinder, were set on fire in front of the synagogue in the coastal city of Hérault, causing an explosion that injured a city policeman. The reactions of political leaders were not long in coming.
Earlier in the morning, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, assured “fellow Jews and the community” of his “support”. The minister explained: “At the request of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, all means are being collected to find the writer. Gabriel Attal, who announced the immediate strengthening of the “protection of Jewish places of worship”, for his part opposed the “anti-Jewish action” which targeted the Jewish community.
Emmanuel Macron responded in a tweet, just before 2 p.m.
“Thoughts for the faithful of the synagogue of La Grande-Motte and all the Jews of our country”, writes the head of state, who assures that “everything is done to find who wrote this act of terrorism and the protection of places of worship. The fight against anti-Semitism is always a struggle.”
The left sends its “support” to the Jewish community
The head of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, denounced the “senseless crime” and expressed “his thoughts for the faithful and the believers who are now attacked”. Mathilde Panot, leader of the insoumise La France group in the National Assembly, also expressed her “great anger” on the X social network.
The candidate of the New Popular Front in Matignon, Lucie Castets, believes that “the Republicans will not tolerate anti-Semitism, and I will fight it vigorously”.
For the former President of the Republic, François Hollande, “when we attack a synagogue, France is the target”.
The European Vice-President, Raphaël Glucksmann, the victim of anti-Semitic attacks during the European election campaign, for his part was upset that “another synagogue has been attacked, the Jews are also targeted” and spoke of anti-Semitism as “a sea we must fight. together without the slightest weakness”.
RN and Éric Ciotti targeting the “pro-Hamas left”
On the side of the Resemblent Nation, the former presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen referred to the “unacceptable and indiscriminate attacks”, which are the result of the rise in anti-Semitism which is widespread in our country. » The leader of the group, Jordan Bardella, provided, on X, full “support for our Jewish colleagues, and for the injured local police”.
His friend, Éric Ciotti, summarized more the goals of the “extreme left” and explained “that the explosion of anti-Semitism is mainly to the extreme left which makes the Jews the scapegoat of the world . »
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