"A Jewish primary school was vandalised in eastern Paris at the weekend when its windows were broken and a CCTV camera torn off, French prosecutors said on Sunday. On Saturday evening, several people attacked the Beth Loubavitch - Beth'Hannah primary school located in the 20th arrondissement of the French capital, the public prosecutor's office said. "Three windows of the school were broken, and a CCTV camera and a plaque attached to the building torn off," it said."
"The plaque was later found in a nearby square, prosecutors said, adding the vandals had not entered the school building. Authorities have launched an investigation to identify the attackers. France is home to western Europe's largest Jewish population, at around half a million people, as well as a significant Muslim community sensitive to the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Members of France's Jewish community have said the number of antisemitic acts has surged following the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th, 2023"
A Jewish primary school in eastern Paris suffered vandalism at the weekend when several windows were broken and a CCTV camera and plaque were torn off. The incident occurred Saturday evening at the Beth Loubavitch - Beth'Hannah primary school in the 20th arrondissement. The plaque was later recovered in a nearby square and the perpetrators did not enter the building. Authorities have launched an investigation to identify the attackers. France hosts western Europe’s largest Jewish population and a significant Muslim community concerned about Palestinians in Gaza. French Jewish representatives report increased antisemitic acts since October 7th, 2023; official data recorded 886 antisemitic acts from January to August 2025, a 20% decrease from the same period in 2024. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez affirmed full commitment to fighting antisemitism.
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