The Consistory of Paris Ile-de-France and the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) Wednesday condemned the "anti-Semitic aggression" and homophobic whose victim was a young man of Bagneux.

In a statement, the Consistoire de Paris Ile-de-France and its President Joel Mergui "condemn in the strongest terms the anti-Semitic aggression", accompanied by insults, abuse and beatings.


"Two years just after the trauma of the assassination of Ilan Halimi (ndlr victim of the" gang of barbarians "in Bagneux, who died on February 13, 2006), such a heinous and cowardly act strikes once again whole the Jewish community of Ile-de-France and takes witness to the whole country and the national community. "

The Consistory requires that shed light on the conditions and motives of this dastardly attack and that measures are taken soon by the relevant authorities to punish them as they should be. "

For its part, UEJF said he was "shocked by the attack homophobic and anti-Semitic." It "welcomes the speed with which research has been done to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested.'s Chairman Raphael Haddad judge" worrying that some young people will want to walk in the footsteps of the gang barbarians + + "and" essential to extend prevention programs to deconstruct the patterns and prejudices at the root of these acts. "

On 22 February, the young man aged 19 was allegedly handcuffed and beaten by his attackers, according to a judicial source. With a pen, they would also wrote "dirty Jew" and "dirty gay" on his face, before abuse, especially of a sexual nature.