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Irish Tourist Gets Suspended Sentence for Anti-Semitic Threats in France
A 60-year-old Irish tourist was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended, in Avignon, France, for making anti-Semitic death threats and justifying crimes against humanity. He threatened to shoot a Jewish couple in a supermarket after a soccer discussion turned hostile.
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- 01A 60-year-old Irish tourist received a six-month suspended sentence in France for anti-Semitic threats.
- 02The tourist threatened to shoot a Jewish couple in a supermarket after a soccer discussion.
- 03He was also convicted of justifying crimes against humanity.
- 04The victims will receive a symbolic 500 euros each in compensation.
- 05French Jewish organizations protested the lenient sentence, citing a lack of deterrence.
The light sentence has drawn protests from French Jewish organizations, who argue it lacks sufficient deterrent effect.
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