“The most unbridled, uninhibited anti-Semitism is back,” says Bruno Retailleau

While the France-Israel football match, scheduled for Thursday November 14, 2024 at the Stade de France, raises fears of excesses, the Minister of the Interior declared to the National Assembly that there was no question of canceling it . Bruno Retailleau refuses to submit to “hate mongers.”

“The facts, the figures are absolutely formidable.” Bruno Retailleau cited two: “Our compatriots of the Jewish faith represent less than 1% of the French population and yet they are victims of 57% of all racist attacks and all anti-religious attacks.“

According to a recent study by the Fondapol Foundation “80% of non-compatriots, of Jewish faith, are fearful, since they fear anti-Semitic acts. They think that their country, their country which is also their homeland, is no longer able to protect them. These are the figures, this is what is formidable“, insisted the Minister of the Interior.

“The most unbridled, uninhibited anti-Semitism is now back. He has two faces. The face first, the face of this Islamism, a radical Islamism. The face also of all those who exploit the Palestinian cause for purely political purposes“, added Bruno Retailleau.

Bruno Retailleau will be present on Thursday at the Stade de France, as will President Emmanuel Macron, and former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande.