Vandals chop down tree honoring Jewish man tortured and killed in antisemitic attack
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French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for over three weeks before dying on the way to a hospital.

At least 27 people participated in Halimi’s abduction and torture, but it is believed that more knew of the crime and did not report it to law enforcement.

On Feb. 13, 2006, Halimi was found naked, handcuffed and barely clinging to life at a train station. He died while being transported to a hospital.

Makeshift memorial for Ilan Halimi

A picture of Ilan Halimi at a makeshift memorial Feb. 13, 2019, in Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois. (Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)

Antisemitism in France has persisted since the war in Gaza began in 2023 after Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 massacre. Jews in France have not only seen mass protests against Israel. They have been victims of antisemitic violence. 

In June 2024, a 12-year-old girl was raped by three teen boys who, according to police reports, uttered death threats and antisemitic remarks during the attack. The incident sparked outrage in France and was condemned by Macron. 

According to The Times of Israel, the boys were charged with sexual assault on a minor and recording and sharing sexual images, aggravated by religious motivation. The outlet reported that two of the attackers, who were 13 at the time of the rape, were sentenced to nine and seven years in prison. One assailant could not be sentenced to jail due to his age and would reportedly be placed in closed foster care for five years.

Protesters march after a young Jewish girl was gang raped in an antisemitic attack

Protesters hold signs that say “raped at 12 because Jewish” during a demonstration in Paris June 20, 2024, after the alleged antisemetic gang rape of a 12-year-old girl in Paris’ suburb of Courbevoie. (Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP via Getty Images)

Recently, the Israeli airline El Al has been a target for antisemitism in France. Earlier this month, the company’s Paris offices were vandalized with red paint and anti-Israel graffiti. The vandals wrote that El Al was a “genocide airline.” 

Just days later, a French air traffic controller broadcast “Free Palestine” to El Al pilots. The worker has since been suspended. El Al called the remarks “unprofessional and inappropriate.”

Fofana, who led the attack on Halimi, was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 and is not eligible for parole for 22 years. Two of his accomplices were sentended to 15 and 18 years in prison. A man who was a minor at the time of the attack was also sentenced to 15 years in prison. A girl who used to lure Halimi was sentenced to nine years in prison.

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