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Chants of 'Dirty Jews!' heard at racial justice protests in France

Some of the 15,000 protesters in Paris wave Palestinian flags, hold up signs calling Israel a "laboratory" of police violence.

by  i24NEWS and ILH Staff
Published on  06-14-2020 15:52
Last modified: 06-14-2020 15:59
Chants of 'Dirty Jews!' heard at racial justice protests in FranceReuters/ Hans Lucas

Thousands of people gathered at Place de la République to protest against police violence | Photo: Reuters/ Hans Lucas

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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of major French cities on to demonstrate against racism and police violence following the death of American George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis last month.  

However, the Paris demonstration was marked by virulently anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments, with some participants holding signs that read things like, "Israel, laboratory of police violence." Racial slurs such as "Dirty Jews" were also heard.

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An i24NEWS French reporter also noted the presence of Palestinian flags.

In the early afternoon on the Place de la République in Paris, thousands began to march in the direction of the Place de l'Opéra in the name of Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in July 2016 after he was arrested by police officers near Paris.

Assa Traoré, the young man's sister, called to "denounce the denial of justice, to denounce social, racial, police violence" and demanded the indictment of the police involved in her brother's arrest.

"The death of George Floyd -- this African-American killed on May 25 in Minneapolis by a white police officer -- directly echoed the death of my brother. It is the same thing in France, our brothers die…." she said, promising to "continue the fight" for justice.

This article was originally published by i24NEWS.

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