Some Jewish citizens in France say there is a rising tide of a new, more dangerous anti-Semitism in the country. In turn, thousands are leaving for Israel and other countries.
In an effort to reassure Jewish people in France that they are safe, the government has taken strict measures against anti-Semitic demonstrations.
Special correspondent Martin Seemungal reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Jewish tradition is strong here. This is one of many synagogues in France. Jews have been in this country for centuries — numbering thousand today. France has the largest Jewish population in Europe. But for the first time in their living memory the Jews of this Synagogue in central Paris are talking about leaving France — fearing what they call a 'new anti-Semitism.
Lohan Layane says he is afraid that anti-Israeli sentiment has morphed into a wider, more dangerous anti-Semitism. If you have a David star over here, you can have a problem, or if you wear a kippa, some people come to you and say you are bad Jews, 'we are going to kill you and put you in the sea.
In July, during Israel's war with Hamas, the Synagogue was targeted by demonstrators who reportedly chanted 'death to Jews' as they attacked. These are images from inside the Synagogue — a show of force from police ended the protest. This is the result: Constant police protection. Jews have been coming here to worship at this synagogue for 50 years, but now they say they won't come unless the police are outside. And it's not just in Paris. In Sarcelles, a small community with a large Jewish population north of Paris, a peaceful pro-Palestinian march degenerated into violence against anything Jewish.
