Jewish shop owner in Marseille and rabbi of the Great Synagogue in shocking testimony to C14

A Jewish shop owner in Marseille described to C14 a night of looting and vandalism in the city center, with no police presence on the commercial streets. The rabbi of the Great Synagogue in Paris said Jewish institutions are operating as usual, but warned against directing anger toward the community and attributed the events to the far-left and Islamic elements.

Following the protests and looting in Marseille, Jewish business owners report shops being broken into and police absent from the streets. D., a Jewish shop owner in downtown Marseille who asked to remain anonymous, described to C14 a night of looting and vandalism. According to him, while shops were broken into and looted, the police focused on protecting government institutions and were not seen on the commercial streets. He said that young people in small groups, dressed in black and masked, walked around with bags full of loot. When he called the police, no one answered. Other shop owners who watched their security cameras reported being told there were no available teams. Rabbi Moshe Sabag, rabbi of the Great Synagogue in Paris, said Jewish life is proceeding as usual under constant security, but warned against directing anger toward the community. According to him, Islamic elements are involved in the riots, and the far-left is exploiting the protests to show strength.