Response from French Leadership
President and Interior Minister condemned the antisemitic attack on Rabbi Arié Engelberg in , pledging support to the victim and his family and vowing to combat antisemitism.
The suspect, arrested and placed in a psychiatric facility, is part of a broader concern as France aims to prevent foreign tensions from fueling domestic antisemitism.
Context and Reactions
France, home to 's largest Jewish population, has seen a surge in antisemitic incidents, with 1,570 acts recorded in 2024, marking 62% of religiously motivated hate crimes.
The attack, described as "heinous and intolerable" by Orléans' mayor and "vile and intolerable" by Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, underscores the alarming rise of antisemitism in and .