“The slurs used during this attack leave no doubt about its antisemitic nature. The perpetrator must be found and tried,” said a French lawmaker.
A 67-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippa was violently attacked on Saturday morning in the town of Yerres (Essonne), south of Paris, in what authorities are investigating as an antisemitic assault.
According to police reports, the attacker shouted antisemitic slurs including “Dirty Jew, I’m going to kill you!” while beating the victim, later identified as Gilles Cohen, as he returned from the mikveh.
Witnesses said the assailant also searched him in an apparent attempt to steal money and the keys to the local synagogue. Passersby intervened and stopped the assault, preventing further harm.