The European Jewish Parliament (EJP) expresses its concern and anger in response to the anti-Semitic attacks that have occurred in recent days in France. Amongst them were the attack in Villeurbanne, where three students wearing a yarmulke were confronted by ten youths of North African origin who were armed with hammers and iron bars, the attack of a young Jewish man in Sarcelles by three assailants who hit him, stole from him and hurled anti-Semitic insults at him and a further assault in Marseille of three young Jewish people because one of them was wearing a yarmulke.

French police said Wednesday they have detained two suspects in connection with an attack on Jewish youths in Lyon but that the main perpetrator of the assault was still at large.