‘Hitler was right': French Jews harassed on Paris, Montpellier metros

‘Hitler was right': French Jews harassed on Paris, Montpellier metros

2024-08-22 04:51:10

The Paris Police Prefecture said on Thursday that it was looking for a man who verbally harassed an Orthodox Jewish family.

The Paris Police Prefecture said on Thursday that it was looking for a man who verbally harassed an Orthodox Jewish family.

Updated: AUGUST 18, 2024 16:37
Police officer patrols on the Trocadero square in front of the Olympic rings displayed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Paris, France, June 7, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER)
Police officer patrols on the Trocadero square in front of the Olympic rings displayed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Paris, France, June 7, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER)

Jewish travelers have experienced harassment and abuse on French trains in Paris and Montpellier in the last two weeks.

The Paris Police Prefecture said on Thursday that it was looking for a man who verbally harassed an Orthodox Jewish family.

"Hitler was right, he should have killed all the Jews," said the harasser according to a video shared on X on Thursday by activist Jeremy Benhaim.

Dans le métro parisien, sur la ligne 9, un homme s’en est pris verbalement à une famille juive religieuse en tenant des propos vraiment écœurants, comme « Hitler avait raison, il aurait dû tuer tous les Juifs ».Une fois de plus, on notera l’absence (effrayante) de réaction des… pic.twitter.com/E6GpArat5S

— Jérémy Benhaïm (@JeremBenhaim) August 15, 2024

Collectif Nous Vivrons (Collectively, We Will Live), a group that has been fighting antisemitism since October 7, said Friday on social media that antisemitism was appearing everywhere, including on the Paris metro. The group urged antisemitism victims to file complaints to ensure that such perpetrators are convicted.

Sentencing for antisemitic perpetrators 

Following an antisemitic assault on a Montpellier train on August 6, Mayor Michael Delafosse announced last Monday that the suspect received a sentence of one year in prison and an additional year of suspension. The perpetrator was ordered to undertake substance abuse treatment and pay a total of 5,335 Euros in damages and fines.

People hold a banner that reads ''The sons and daughters of the Jews deported from France'' during a demonstration against antisemitism organised by the two heads of the French Parliament. Paris, France November 12, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/CLAUDIA GRECO)

"I'm talking to you, are you Jewish or not? You're Jewish, I'm not Jewish, I'm Moroccan, I'm going to f*** your mother, you f***ing Jew," the suspect said to a passenger before kicking and hitting the victim, according to Metropolitain.

#France #Montpellier @Le_CRIF @LanguedocCrif @lemondejuif1fo @uejf @ObservatoireOjf @RadioJFrance @radioshalom94_8 @Brigadejuive @assoJFJ @UniteJuive @FrDesouche @Coviigi"T'es Juif toi...moi je suis pas juif, je suis marocain...je vais te niquer ta mère...Juif de merde" pic.twitter.com/JYIXTO6vtd

— FranceMonPays (@FranceMon1982) August 7, 2024

The police said they had identified the suspect on August 8. After his arrest, Delafosse said, “There can be no complacency in the face of antisemitism and racism on the territory of the Republic.”