Since Wednesday 15 November the town of Moulin-sous-Touvent, in the Oise, has been in shock. About ten Jewish steles were found in a German military cemetery, degraded OR destroyed the morning. Acts of vandalism discovered by a maintenance worker.
In this cemetery with 1903 burials of all faiths, those targeted are recognizable by the Stars of David engraved there. Some were found upside down, while others were broken into several parts. A stele was also moved several meters.
An investigation has been opened
If no request was found in the cemetery, for Anne Brocviellemayor of Moulin-sous-Touvent, the very configuration of the cemetery leaves little doubt about the anti-Semitic nature of this damage specifically aimed at Jewish steles: “ What bothers me the most is that they are not in a square, they are completely scattered around the cemetery so I think it was premeditated », He told BFMTV.
“The national gendarmerie immediately launched an investigation. The Compiègne Prosecutor’s Office is informed of the facts »declared in a press release published on (ex-Twitter) the Oise prefecture.
The investigation was therefore opened to “ serious violation or monument erected in memory of deaths committed due to race, ethnicity, nation, religion “, reported theFrench media agency.
Since October 7, there have been over 1,500 anti-Semitic acts
Many political figures have deplored these deteriorations, such as Emmanuel Macron who declared the situation “condemn with the utmost force » during a press conference in Switzerland, recalling his “personal commitment” has “fight implacably and tirelessly against every form of anti-Semitism”.
Since October 7, the day of the Hamas attack on Israel, anti-Semitic acts have exploded in France. Tuesday 14 October Gerardo Darmanin he announced it “ 1,518 anti-Semitic acts or statements » have been registered since that date. To confront, 436 acts they were for all of 2022, he reports The world.
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