The organizers of a memorial march for a Holocaust survivor who allegedly was murdered by her Muslim neighbor said they will not welcome the attendance of politicians from the far left or far right.
Francis Kalifat, the president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, posted this on Twitter after Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front party said she would attend Wednesday’s march that CRIF is organizing in Paris in memory of Mirelle Knoll.
The charred body of the 85-year-old was found last week in her apartment with 11 stab wounds. Prosecutors charged two men, including a neighbor, with murder aggravated by racist hatred. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the slaying, which he called “appalling,” before he vowed to fight anti-Semitism.
JTA