A 45-year-old intoxicated man assaulted a Jewish man in his 70s who was feeding stray cats on a street in the French department of Gard, local authorities reported on Friday.
After the man collapsed, the assailant reportedly kicked him repeatedly while shouting “dirty Jew” around 30 times. The victim was hospitalized for treatment.
During a recent session of the Knesset’s Immigration and Absorption Committee, officials revealed that around 38% of France’s Jewish population — roughly 200,000 people — are considering making aliyah. An estimated 60,000 are eligible to make aliyah to Israel immediately. According to the Jewish Agency, requests to leave France for Israel have surged by about 400% since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
