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Palestinian Man Arrested After Chair Attack on Rabbi in Paris Suburb

The arrest underscores a pattern of increasingly frequent anti-Semitic attacks following Rabbi Lemmel’s second assault in seven days.

The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) condemned 'in the strongest possible terms the anti-Semitic attack on the rabbi'
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Rabbi Elie Lemmel addressed antisemitism in a recent YouTube video. Then he was attacked twice near Paris within days. (Screenshot)
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Overview

  • Rabbi Elie Lemmel was struck in the head by a chair at a café terrace in Neuilly-sur-Seine on June 6 and taken to hospital with a head injury.
  • A Palestinian man residing illegally in Germany was arrested at the scene and is under investigation for aggravated assault.
  • This attack followed Lemmel’s beating in Deauville last week, marking his second physical assault in seven days.
  • In 2024, French authorities recorded 1,570 anti-Semitic incidents and recent weeks saw vandals spray green paint on synagogues and memorials in Paris.
  • Leaders including Prime Minister François Bayrou and the CRIF condemned the violence and called for heightened protections for Jewish communities.