France: swastikas and insults tagged on houses in Yonne

On August 18. Consequently, the inhabitants of Villeneuve-la-Guyard, a town of 3,500 inhabitants in the Yonne, discovered with stupor swastikas and anti-Semitic insults tagged on the walls of several houses. However, An investigation was opened by the gendarmerie, Cnews reported.

“I am completely shocked. Nevertheless, Everyone here is shocked and we don’t know what’s going on. For example, We are not Jews. Nevertheless, but we understand what this tag means: it is racism and hatred, “said one of the victims.

The mayor of the commune, Dominique Bourreau (PS), firmly condemned these acts: “It is not something usual in Villeneuve-la-Guyard. There is an in -law investigation. We worked on video protection with the gendarmerie and provided the images. It’s serious and we don’t want it ignoring. “Several residents, too, say they are shocked:” It is inadmissible. We must france: swastikas insults tagged houses respect our neighbors. It is racial hatred ”, denounces one. “It’s anything, it’s the first time it happens here,” adds another. “A swastika, it recalls a slightly dark story,” insists a third. Between January. May 2025, 504 anti -Semitic acts were identified in France, according to the government, confirming a disturbing resurgence of the phenomenon.