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Three Foreign Nationals Arrested in Paris for Green Paint Vandalism of Jewish Sites

Authorities intercepted the suspects attempting to leave France in a Territorial Security unit investigation into suspected religiously motivated attacks.

À Paris, les images des synagogues et du Mémorial de la Shoah aspergés de peinture verte
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Des jets de peinture verte sur les murs de la synagogue Agoudas Hakehilos à Paris, le 31 mai 2025

Overview

  • On the night of May 30–31, green paint was sprayed on the Shoah Memorial, three synagogues and a Jewish restaurant across Paris.
  • Police took three foreign nationals into custody on June 2 as they tried to cross the border, according to an AFP source.
  • The Sûreté territoriale is leading the inquiry under charges of degradations committed because of religion.
  • Surveillance cameras recorded individuals dressed in dark clothing spraying paint and filming the desecrations.
  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the attacks, which resembled anti-Semitic tags on the Shoah Memorial last May.