US EditionBrothers Arrested over Felling of Memorial Tree to French Jewish Murder Victim
- Twin brothers were arrested in connection with cutting down an olive tree that memorialized Ilan Halimi, according to prosecutors.
- The olive tree was felled earlier this month in Epinay-sur-Seine, causing outrage across France.
- The brothers will face fast-track prosecution for racially or religiously aggravated desecration, as confirmed by the public prosecutor's office in Bobigny.
- This incident has raised concerns about rising antisemitic acts in France, with reported instances increasing from 436 in 2022 to 1,676 in 2023, according to the interior ministry.
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In La Baule, an olive tree was planted at the foot of the town hall in memory of Ilan Halimi, a young Jewish man murdered in 2006. This gesture follows the vandalism of the memorial tree of Épinay-sur-Seine on August 14, and symbolizes vigilance in the face of anti-Semitism.
The tree planted at Epinay-sur-Seine had been cut, causing anger to the highest peak of the state.
An investigation had been opened after the slaughter of an olive tree planted in tribute to Ilan Halimi, a young Jew tortured to death in Epinay-sur-Seine in 2006.
French police have arrested two brothers for cutting down an olive tree. The tree stood there in memory of Ilan Halimi, a young French Jew who was notoriously murdered in 2006.
Twins were arrested, according to Bobigny's Public Prosecutor's Office. The felling of the tree in the middle of the night on 15 August caused a unanimous indignation among politicians.
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