Antisemitic Chants Reported During French High School Blockade
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- Antisemitic chants reported at French high school blockade.
- Slogans included explicit calls to attack Jewish people.
- Incident occurred during wider student protests.
- Perpetrators remain unidentified.
- Student protests cite resource and admissions issues.
Antisemitic slogans were reportedly chanted during a blockade of a high school in Carpentras, located in the Vaucluse region of France. The specific phrases cited include "We burned Israel! Who are the Jews? We trample them!" which has been described as an explicit call to attack Jewish people. The name of the high school involved has not yet been disclosed, and the individuals responsible for the slogans remain unidentified at this time.
This incident occurs amidst ongoing high school blockades across various French regions. On Wednesday, September 30, new schools joined the protests, with student organizations calling for further blockades on Thursday, October 1. Students are protesting issues such as a lack of resources, the Parcoursup university admissions system, and overloaded schedules.
At the Paul-Éluard high school in Saint-Denis, access was also blocked on Wednesday. Videos have emerged showing altercations between law enforcement and groups of young people near the school, where tensions have been ongoing for over a week. The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, a member of La France Insoumise party, had previously visited to support the students. Several other La France Insoumise elected officials have also expressed support for the student mobilizations.