A report by Middle East Eye said that despite the couple’s arrest and the prosecutor’s statement that these and other similar anti-Semitic acts were linked to a foreign sponsor, Muslims in France continue to be scapegoated, Especially from remote groups.

The French Interior Ministry reported a threefold increase in anti-Semitic acts and statements since the Hamas attack, totaling 1,518 incidents. National Rally president Jordan Bardella attributed this increase in anti-Semitism to the alleged rise of “political Islam” in various neighborhoods, without providing evidence.

Amid rising tensions in France during the deadly phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with significant casualties on both sides, the Muslim community is concerned about the abuse of violence in the Middle East to promote hatred against them. Abdullah Zekri, a leader of the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) and president of the Observatory against Islamophobia (OCI), criticized the exploitation of Middle Eastern violence to incite hatred against Muslims.

The CFCM refused to participate in the anti-Semitic march, criticizing it for not addressing the rise in Islamophobic acts in France. Zekri highlighted the direct threats many mosques and Muslims face, including hate speech on news channels and social media.

Notable figures such as Pascal Perry and Arno Klarsfeld have made controversial statements linking anti-Semitism to the Muslim population, with Klarsfeld’s comments currently facing a complaint for inciting racial hatred. The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Chems-Adine Hafez, expressed concern over the growing stigmatizing and hateful discourse against Muslims in France, Middle East Eye reports.

Islamophobic acts have also been reported, such as attacks on the Franco-Turkish Cultural Association and an assault on a seventy-year-old man walking to a mosque. Member of Parliament Sabrina Sebaihi highlighted the rising Islamophobia and the silence of political leaders on the issue.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has launched an investigation into the incidents and assured French Muslims of state protection, although he said the scale of anti-Muslim acts is not as widespread as anti-Semitism. Vincent Geiser, a researcher, explained that linking anti-Semitism to Islam helps stigmatize Muslims and serve a far-right agenda.

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As Israeli volunteers went to search for bodies and injured people after the terrorist attack, a shocking discovery was made in which at least 260 bodies were recovered from a site in Israel where a concert was going on.

Thousands of people attended an all-night nature concert near the Gaza Strip, which was attacked by Palestine-based Hamas militants on Saturday. Israeli rescue service Zaka said it had recovered hundreds of bodies from the Supernova festival near Kibbutz Reim, close to Gaza.

Israel on Monday battled Hamas fighters still holed up in southern cities and massed thousands of troops near the Gaza Strip after vowing to defeat the Palestinian militant group, whose surprise attack the shocked nation compared to 9/11. Is of.

“We are still fighting,” military spokesman Richard Hecht said, as troops battled Hamas fighters for a third day in at least seven locations in southern communities near the coastal region, AFP reported.

“We thought we would have full control by tomorrow,” he said, as Israeli army reserves joined the battle to clear and evacuate southern towns and kibbutz communities. “I hope we do that by the end of the day.”

A creepy message from a 23-year-old concert attendee has shocked the world, according to local media reports. An American-Israeli man is missing after a Hamas attack on a concert in Israel.

Harsh Golberg-Polin was attending a concert to celebrate his birthday and has not been heard from since Saturday morning. Her father told The Jerusalem Post that she texted her parents “I love you” and “I’m sorry” before going out of touch.

“We just want him home and safe,” his father, Jonathan Pollin, told the outlet, adding that if he could tell his son anything, it would be, “We love you. Come home to us.”

Sirens blared, rockets and anti-missile ammunition echoed in the sky amid the roar of fighter planes and plumes of black smoke rose over Gaza, sparking Israeli anger. Gaza, which survived the Israeli blockade, now faces the wrath of PM Netanyahu, a result of the intifada that began as resistance to apartheid but is now drawing retaliation from both sides.

Palestinians in the crowded coastal region of 2.3 million people had feared a massive Israeli ground offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and freeing at least 100 hostages.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Gaza citizens to move away from all Hamas sites, which he has vowed to turn “into rubble.”

(with agency input)

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