Antisemitism among Yellow Vest protesters demoralizes France’s Jews

There is ample evidence of the presence of far-right agitators in the Yellow Vests movement, including the neo-Nazi activist Herve Ryssen, who was spotted at such a rally as early as Nov. 17.

Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, stand up in front of a police water canon at the Place de l'Etoile near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, December 1, 2018

(photo credit: STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS)

ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

JANUARY 14, 2019 03:05

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