Far-left French politician Jean-Luc Melenchon accused Jews of deicide, or being responsible for the death of Jesus, during a television interview, JTA reported on Monday.
Melenchon, the founder of the democratic socialist La France Insoumise, or Unsubmissive France party, and a member of the National Assembly, made the remarks on Thursday in an interview on the French BFM-RTL TV news channel.
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