00:00On Sunday afternoon, a 12-year-old girl was talking with a friend standing outside the
00:04block of flats where she lives. Three boys in their early teens approached her, they
00:09dragged her to this abandoned nursery building nearby, and hit her and insulted her. Their
00:15motive? She had hidden the fact that she was Jewish. Two of the boys then raped the girl,
00:20while the third filmed the scene.
00:23On Tuesday evening, two 13-year-olds were charged with gang rape, anti-Semitic insults
00:28and violence, and issuing death threats, and remanded in custody. The third boy, aged 12,
00:34was charged with anti-Semitic insults and violence, and allowed to return home.
00:38At that age, how can they think of doing something like that? There's a mix of many elements,
00:45anti-Semitism, blackmail, revenge. These young people are uninhibited when it comes to violence.
00:51They have no limit.
00:55This Wednesday, during the Council of Ministers, President Emmanuel Macron made a solemn and
00:59serious address, denouncing the scourge of anti-Semitism. He also called for discussions
01:05with pupils to be organised in French schools in coming days.
01:08In the midst of campaigning for legislative elections, the far-right's Marine Le Pen denounced
01:13the stigmatisation of Jews by the extreme left. She was taking aim at Jean-Luc Mélenchon's
01:18France Unbowed Party, accused on Wednesday by French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti
01:23of feeding hatred. The party said it was horrified by the rape, and denounced anti-Semitic racism.
01:31In the first quarter of 2024, France saw a 300% rise in anti-Semitic acts, compared to
01:37the same period a year earlier.
