France: Teens Charged with Antisemitic Rape of a Minor

Facts

• Two teenagers have been detained and charged with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in a Paris suburb. The police suspect the incident was motivated by antisemitism.¹
• The victim told the officers she was beaten and raped multiple times by three boys 'uttering death threats' and antisemitic slurs last week.²
• Two 13-year-olds have been charged with gang rape, antisemitic insults and violence, and issuing death threats. The third was arrested and charged with similar offenses but not with rape.³
• Condemning the incident, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron called for 'dialogue' to stop the 'scourge of antisemitism' from 'infiltrating' schools.⁴
• Though the prosecutor's office hasn't revealed the victim's identity, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that the girl was 'raped because she's Jewish.'⁵
• Attal called on all political parties to tackle the antisemitic incidents that have surged after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel and prevent the creation of a 'deadly' climate in the country.¹

Sources: ¹Euronews, ²Le Monde.fr, ³France 24, ⁴Timesofisrael and ⁵Washington Post.

Narratives

• Right narrative, as provided by The Telegraph. Violence like this incident reflects the rising influence of the far left, which is exploiting the Israel-Hamas conflict for their political gains and has become far too permissive of antisemitic language and antisemites in France.
• Left narrative, as provided by Haaretz.com. This horrific rape of a minor girl calls for discussions in schools. The incident has already caused enough pain and suffering to the girl. Her turmoil shouldn't be turned into a media spectacle or exploited to settle political scores.

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