A Holocaust memorial in Paris, specifically the Wall of the Righteous, was vandalized with blood-red handprints on the night of May 13 to May 14, 2024. The Wall of the Righteous honors over 3,900 individuals who saved Jews during World War II. This act of vandalism, which took place on the anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv round-up, has been widely condemned as an act of antisemitism. The Paris mayor and French President Emmanuel Macron have both decried the attack. A French Jewish organization has also condemned the act and Paris authorities have filed a criminal complaint. The Holocaust memorial foundation reported that hooded individuals were responsible for the defacement. For the perpetrators, 6 million dead Jews was not enough, and the attack has been linked to a global intifada.
Sickening act of Jew-hatred in France, as Paris Holocaust Memorial, was defaced with red hands, in support of Hamas. The wall actually bears the names of over 3,900 people who risked their lives to help save Jews in France during the country’s Nazi occupation in World War II. https://t.co/q9cwlgXhuh
In Paris, a memorial honoring those who saved Jews during World War II has been desecrated https://t.co/naMaJtdn1a https://t.co/IpIVJVygh7
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned a graffiti attack on Paris' Wall of the Righteous Holocaust Memorial as an act of "odious antisemitism." https://t.co/IBxWrP5cAf
The Wall of the Righteous in Paris is dedicated to 39,000 people who risked their lives to save Jews in France during the Holocaust. Vandalizing it with red handprints isn't an act of protest or a demonstration of support for Palestinians. It’s a horrifying act of antisemitism. https://t.co/6ZcrvNKEgO
A French Jewish organization condemned a "hateful rallying cry against Jews" and Paris authorities filed a criminal complaint after red hand graffiti was painted onto France's Holocaust Memorial. https://t.co/cNQM8peHts https://t.co/Rp3BP5ZU0B
Paris memorial for people who saved Jews during Holocaust vandalized https://t.co/4YcW7tjV3O
Memorial in Paris bearing the names of Righteous who saved the life of Jews during WWII defaced by global intifada. https://t.co/jj9zgd2cTz
Vandalizing the Holocaust memorial in Paris is a horrendous and despicable act of antisemitism. Also, It is frustrating and appalling to see some people insist on associating this vile act with Palestinians in an attempt to demonize them. https://t.co/R1uuhL3dN7
The Wall of the Righteous and other sites in the neighborhood were defaced by hooded individuals, according to the Holocaust memorial foundation. @StarrJpost https://t.co/6jvMOL6OQJ
Paris Holocaust memorial defaced with red hands in ‘disgraceful act of hate’ https://t.co/JSHaX3FwmI
Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II https://t.co/tUc575ZeIl
Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honouring people who rescued Jews in the Second World War https://t.co/0VSLQLNxtk https://t.co/36pW2Jgew3
#Paris #France The Wall of the Righteous, which bears the names of more than 3,900 people who helped save Jews during the Second World War, was vandalized on the night of Monday May 13 to Tuesday May 14 https://t.co/xS23ChNRsF
Utterly disgusting. A Holocaust memorial in Paris was vandalized with blood-red handprints. For the people who did this, 6 million dead Jews wasn't enough. https://t.co/yo7wpgOQ7w
This is horrific - on the anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv round-up, when thousands of Jews including children were rounded up by French authorities and sent to concentration camps, ignorant thugs have defaced the wall of the righteous in Paris, which celebrates those who saved Jews https://t.co/lsyoKIwewU
The Holocaust memorial was vandalized in Paris. https://t.co/CEuF1IgMTe
Vandalizing a Holocaust memorial won't free Palestine, especially with symbols that either imply support for terror or blood libel. The main Holocaust memorial in Paris was desecrated with red hand prints. You are just terrorizing Jews. It has to stop. https://t.co/NWSxNr1oMX