A French Jew was assailed in an antisemitic street attack in Villeurbanne, according to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes district’s prefecture and local politicians. This is the third antisemitic attack in the Lyon area commune in just over a month.
A man wearing a Star of David pendant necklace was allegedly assaulted by two men with one person filming and another striking the victim on the head while calling him a “dirty Jew” and “dirty fascist.”
The prefecture assured on social media that France’s National Police were investigating the attack, and Prefect Fabienne Buccio said that she was determined to fight antisemitic incidents and would not let the perpetrators go unpunished.
Villeurbanne’s Mayor, Cédric Van Styvendael, decried the antisemitic assault in a Facebook post, promising to do everything to fight against “all forms of violence.”
“I hope that full light will be shed on this and that the perpetrators will be identified, arrested, and brought to justice without delay,” said Van Styvendael. “Impunity is not an option.”
