Amiens: swastikas sprayed in the city center

Swastikas were sprayed in the city center of Amiens, France Bleu Picardie noted on the morning of Tuesday, November 12. Inscriptions were discovered on a pole, in the immediate vicinity of the Starbucks, Place Gambetta, near the town hall. Others were spotted on one foot of the Perret tower. Each time, the swastika is accompanied by a message associating Israel with it. In particular, we can read on one of the inscriptions “All to hang”. At 11 a.m. this Tuesday, town hall teams were in the middle of cleaning.

Another tag was also discovered on the Perret Tower. The author(s) list personalities “to be hanged” or “to be guillotined”. It includes the names of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. As for French personalities, the names of Eric Zemmour, Jordan Bardella and Jean Messiha are written.

“Acts marked by violence and hatred”, reacts the prefect of the Somme

“Following the discovery of anti-Semitic tags in Amiens today, the prefect firmly condemns these acts marked by violence and hatred. The national police are investigating to find the perpetrators“, underlines the Somme prefecture, contacted by France Bleu Picardie. “The anti-tag brigade of the city of Amiens is responsible for removing the tags after findings on site as quickly as possible..”

The first elected officials and political leaders reacted to these registrations. “The National Rally expresses its utter indignation after the discovery of anti-Semitic tags in the city center of Amiens. These despicable acts cannot under any circumstances be tolerated in our society and must be subject to exemplary punishment.”jointly write Damien Toumi and Yaël Ménaché for the National Rally. “I strongly condemn these anti-Semitic acts and these swastikas in Amiens: hatred has no place in our society,” underlines Logan Brague, secretary of EELV in the Somme. “It is unacceptable that people feel threatened because of their religion in our country.”

“The anti-Semitism that is exposed in our streets and everywhere else must be fought tirelessly and condemned with the greatest firmness,” adds for his part the president of the Les Républicains dans la Somme party, Pierre Savreux. “It’s shameful“, reacts to France Bleu Picardie Lucien Fontaine, president of the SOS Racisme branch, who adds: “We see that some people try to stir up hatred.”