389 people were arrested “in connection with these incidents.”

In a meeting with the Jewish community, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin declared: ‘’Don’t be afraid, no one will touch a hair on the head of a Jew in France without waiting for the State’s lightning response.’’

The French Interior Ministry has recorded 719 ‘’anti-Semitic events or incidents’’ in France since October 7.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin mentioned also a sharp rise in arrests over the past three weeks, in connection with the anti-Jewish incidents.

According to him, these incidents, which have surged in the last three weeks, are also part of “a fairly sharp increase in anti-religious acts over the last few years”. He deplored the fact that “hatred of others is quite strong in our country”.

While the figure for anti-Jewish acts may seem high, Gérald Darmanin praises the greater presence of “police and gendarmes on the ground”.

389 people were arrested “in connection with these incidents.” The Minister also noted the 4,948 reports to the Pharos platform “for threats, anti-Semitic remarks or apology for terrorism”. Synonymous, according to him, with “a kind of liberation of hate speech”.

In a meeting with the Jewish community, Gérald Darmanin declared: ‘’Don’t be afraid, no one will touch a hair on the head of a Jew in France without waiting for the State’s lightning response.’’

Around 500,000 Jews live in France.