Suspect arrested in Paris for anti-Semitic attack on French Jewish philosopher February 20, 2019Yellow Vest protester hurls anti-Semitic abuse against French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut, Feb. 17, 2019. (Youtube/Screenshot) (Youtube/Screenshot)Suspect arrested in Paris for anti-Semitic attack on French Jewish philosopherA video shows Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut crossing a street as Yellow Vest protesters hurled anti-Semitic abuse at him.By Associated PressParis officials say that an individual has been arrested for a torrent of hate speech directed at Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut during a Saturday march by Yellow Vest protesters.The Paris prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the person was taken into custody Tuesday evening after a police inquiry was opened into a suspected public insult based on origin, ethnicity, nation, race or religion.On Tuesday, thousands attended rallies across France to decry an uptick in anti-Semitic acts in recent months, including an attack on a cemetery where about 80 gravestones were spray-painted with swastikas. French President Emmanuel Macron observed a moment of silence with parliament leaders at the Holocaust museum in Paris.France is home to the world’s largest Jewish population outside Israel and the United States. Alain Finkielkrautanti-SemitismFrench JewsYellow Vests
