Irish citizen attacks and threatens Jews in France: 'Sorry Hitler didn't finish the job'

An Irish citizen visiting France was recorded telling two Jewish visitors that he is "sorry Hitler didn't finish the job." In response to being filmed, he threatened them: "Get away from me before I put a bullet in your head." The incident adds to a series of antisemitic incidents in Europe, including in Greece, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. The annual J7 report indicates a rise in antisemitism in 2025, with 20 murdered in antisemitic attacks.

An Irish citizen visiting France was recorded telling two Jewish visitors that he is "sorry Hitler didn't finish the job." The two began filming him, and in response he threatened: "Get away from me before I put a bullet in your head." The incident adds to a series of antisemitic incidents in Europe over the past month: in Greece, an Israeli couple clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in Athens; in Montenegro, two teenagers from Hod HaSharon were attacked outside a casino by about 15 locals, and a group of Israelis from the Gaza envelope was attacked in Budva; in Bulgaria, a neo-Nazi group attacked a hotel in Sofia where Jewish-Italian teenagers were staying. At the end of last month, the annual antisemitism report of the J7 organization, which unites the largest Jewish communities outside Israel, was published. The report indicates an intensification of antisemitism in 2025, the deadliest year in three decades, with 20 murdered in antisemitic attacks, including the Sydney massacre, the murder of worshippers in Manchester, the shooting in Washington, and the arson in Colorado. The report's authors warn that antisemitism has reached levels not seen since World War II.