We have been witnessing the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe for quite some time now, with many shootings targeting Jews and Synagogues, and today more evidence of the bigotry appeared in France.
French Ministry of Interior confirms desecration of hundreds of Jewish graves in Sarre Union
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 15, 2015
Images on social media showed the gravestones in Sarre-Union daubed with swastikas and Nazi slogans.
On his Twitter feed, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said every effort would be made to catch the perpetrators of an “ignoble and anti-Semitic act, an insult to memory”.
Some photos:
Hundreds of Jewish graves defaced today in a cemetery in the town of Sarre Union in northeastern France. (AFP Pic) pic.twitter.com/jfyRJlBkos
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) February 15, 2015
En effet, gerbant RT @MaximeHaes Sarre-Union. Immonde. http://t.co/3bMdIsUYvU
— Dogue (@_Dogue_) February 15, 2015
3/ Depuis, 25 ans d'identité nationale, de serrages de mâchoires, de journaux agitant les peurs. Retour.#Sarre-Union pic.twitter.com/DeuLqiaOm7
— Groupe J.-P. Vernant (@Gjpvernant) February 15, 2015
Ne semble pas aléatoire RT @jeremo12: 9 ans après le massacre d'Ilan #Halimi, voilà où nous en sommes. #SarreUnion pic.twitter.com/LBnLU9an4O
— Guy Fleegman (@RocIngersoll) February 15, 2015
Imágenes de archivo del ataque contra el cementerio de Sarre Union de 1988, profanado de nuevo este domingo… https://t.co/lTx7A8IxBo
— Carmela Ríos (@CarmelaRios) February 15, 2015