President Francois Hollande: Following Marseille machete attack, president says citizens should not be forced to hide for fear of assault because of their religion
“It is intolerable that in our country citizens should feel so upset and under assault because of their religious choice that they would conclude that they have to hide,” Hollande said following Monday’s attack on a kippa-wearing teacher in the southern city of Marseille.
The French leader’s comments came two days after a machete-wielding teen who claimed inspiration from the Islamic State attacked the Jewish teacher, lightly injuring him.
The knifing of Benjamin Amsellem prompted Zvi Ammar, head of Marseille’s Israeli Consistory, to warn Jews against wearing a traditional skullcap — known as a kippa — in public, sparking a debate over the issue.
Source: France’s Hollande: ‘Intolerable’ for Jews to hide skullcaps | The Times of Israel
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