Paris, 9 February 2024

At the 7 February ceremony in the grand courtyard of the Invalides Military and Contemporary History Museum, France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivered a heartfelt speech to commemorate each of the 42 Franco-Israelis murdered four months earlier in an unprecedented deluge of terror from Gaza.

President Macron (right) facing the photos (held by officers) and names (on the screen)
of the French victims (photos CSW-Europe).

Speaking to surviving family members flown in from Israel, as well as to parliamentarians of all political parties, members of the Government and other dignitaries, he stated “Hamas perpetrated the most brutal antisemitic massacre of the century!”

Under a sombre overcast sky, the ceremony, aired live on several French TV channels, saw the presentation of each victim’s photo carried by officers of France’s Republican Guard.

Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr Shimon Samuels, stated: “It is our duty to stand in solidarity with the families of the victims, as a testimony against antisemitism, hate and terrorism.”

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