A Holocaust memorial in Lyon was defaced with a “Free Gaza” inscription, city officials said Saturday, fueling concerns over an increase in antisemitic acts and hate crimes in France. In a photo posted by Jewish community leaders, the inscription appeared to have been scratched into the black marble of a plaque on the monument with a sharp object. “The vandalism of the Holocaust Memorial in Lyon is an intolerable act. I condemn it and express my full solidarity with memory associations, survivors and their descendants,” the city’s mayor, Gregory Doucet, wrote in a statement sent to AFP. “The perpetrators will...
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