Jewish cemetery desecrated as anti-Semitic attacks rise in France
Paris to hold protests against the rising attacks on the country’s Jewish community amid increasing racism against migrants and refugees.
Around 80 graves have been desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. It comes before planned demonstrations in Paris against the rising number of attacks on France’s Jewish community.
President Emmanuel Macron has condemned anti-Semitic abuse after a prominent intellectual was targeted over the weekend.
Meanwhile, rights groups say the country is also seeing a rise in racism against migrants and xenophobia.
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from the French capital.
Published On 19 Feb 2019