Overview

• The Perpignan prosecutor opened a probe into alleged religious discrimination after the Tyrovol park director in Porté-Puymorens refused entry to a pre-booked group of Israeli youths aged 8 to 16.
• The 52-year-old director was arrested and faces a potential sentence of up to three years in prison if convicted under France’s anti-discrimination laws.
• Authorities said the children, who were vacationing in Spain, were transported in three buses to another location in France under Gendarmerie protection.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau condemned the incident on BFMTV as a grave breach of republican values and urged the judiciary to act with severity.
• Jewish organizations and local officials expressed outrage, as coverage noted 504 antisemitic incidents recorded between January and May and referenced strained France–Israel relations linked to the Gaza war and debates over Palestinian statehood.