French Online Forums Overflow With Anti-Jewish Hate
The bombardment by land, sea and air that Gaza sources say has killed over 500 Palestinians, undertaken in an attempt by Israel to counter Hamas rockets and attack tunnels, has inflamed tensions far afield from the Middle East, especially in France with its large Muslim and Jewish communities.
Paris protests in support of Gaza residents have degenerated into violence on several occasions.
“As soon as you talk about Israel, it crystallizes all passions, with up to 20,000 or 30,000 comments sometimes after an article, of which we will only let five to 10 percent through,” said David Corchia, head of Concileo, a firm of moderators that counts the dailies Le Figaro and Liberation as clients.