The non-Jewish woman who claimed to have been attacked by Arabs who mistook her for a Jew in France admitted Tuesday that she had made up the entire story. Since then, groups have taken advantage of the affair to claim the Jewish community exaggerates anti-Semitism in France altogether.
One statement issued Tuesday by the ‘Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Between Peoples’ — an organization that consistently condemns Israel and campaigns for Arab causes— said that “irresponsible statements used by people who profited from this fabrication to once more instrumentalize anti-Semitism against a specific population and to increase inter-communal tensions.”
According to statistics released by French police, 135 out of 230 racist attacks in the first half of 2004, were committed against Jews or Jewish institutions.
One statement issued Tuesday by the ‘Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Between Peoples’ — an organization that consistently condemns Israel and campaigns for Arab causes— said that “irresponsible statements used by people who profited from this fabrication to once more instrumentalize anti-Semitism against a specific population and to increase inter-communal tensions.”
According to statistics released by French police, 135 out of 230 racist attacks in the first half of 2004, were committed against Jews or Jewish institutions.