French prosecutors have launched hate speech and incitement of violence investigations into antisemitic banners seen at demonstrations against the country’s coronavirus health pass, which is now required for many daily activities. At recent anti-health-pass demonstrations, protesters have brandished placards featuring syringes forming swastikas, wearing yellow stars or carrying banners bearing the word “Qui?” (who? On it was written “mais qui” followed by names of well-known French and international Jewish people and their supposed supporters. In France, “Qui?” spread after a June television interview with the retired army general Dominique Delawarde, who suggested certain groups were controlling the “media pack”. “For Simone Veil, whose memorial was desecrated, I want to repeat to everyone: France will not back down.”

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2021 15:44 UTC