French Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut was the target of an antisemitic attack.

The philosopher, whose writing focuses on the ideas of tradition and identitary violence (including Jewish identity and antisemitism), was assaulted by ‘Gilets Jaunes’ protestors who have taken to France’s streets in recent months to demonstrate the country’s rising fuel prices.

In videos that documented the incident, protesters can be heard yelling: “Dirty Jew” and “you’re a hater, you’re going to die, you’re going to hell,” while others called on the thinker to “go home” and “return to Tel Aviv.”

In a different clip, demonstrators can be heard screaming antisemitic profanities such as “dirty Zionist shit.”

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke out against the attack later on Saturday night, tweeting that “the antisemitic insults he [Finkielkraut] has been subjected to are as the absolute opposite of who we are and what makes us a great nation. We will not tolerate them.”

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner tweeted that “watching such a scene in Paris in 2019 in simply intolerable.”

Finkielkraut came under fire in the past for voicing controversial statements, but according to Le Parisien, he actually expressed support for the social movement that has been garnering momentum in France.

“I like this movement in its beginnings and I continue to love it,” he said. However, in other interviews recently he criticized the direction the movement has taken, potentially turning protesters against him.