Macron to address nation amid rise in anti-Semitic acts in France
President Emmanuel Macron will meet political party leaders on Thursday and address the nation on TV to call for unity and try to prevent any spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in France, where there has been a rise in antisemitic acts.
France has Europe’s largest Muslim and Jewish populations and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has in the past contributed to tensions between the two.
Antisemitic acts have risen in France since Hamas attacked Israeli towns on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
Israel has responded by launching the most powerful bombing campaign on Gaza, ruled by Hamas, in the 75-year history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, killing more than 1,200 and destroying whole neighbourhoods.
Darmanin said France had seen a spike in online hatred but also more direct threats
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