Memorial Olive Tree Honoring Ilan Halimi Severed in Paris Suburb

Macron condemns 'act of hatred' after tree memorial for murdered Jew is cut down

9 hours agoShareSaveAleks PhillipsBBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that every effort will be made to track down and punish the person who cut down a tree commemorating a murdered Jew.The memorial tree was planted 14 years ago to honour Ilan Halimi, who was tortured and murdered by a Paris gang in 2006, sparking widespread shock and outrage at the time.Macron said the felling of the olive tree on Wednesday…

Olive tree honoring murdered Jew Ilan Halimi cut down in France, sparking outrage amid rising antisemitism

Halimi’s memory has faced attacks before, with two other trees planted in his honor vandalized in 2019 in Essonne, where he was found dying near a railway track. By Ailin Vilches Arguello, The Algemeiner An olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 was vandalized and cut down this week, sparking outrage in France amid a troubling surge in antisemitic attacks. In January 2006, Ilan Halimi was abducted, he…

Macron vows justice after tree memorial for murdered Jew cut down

The French president said the felling of the tree honouring Ilan Halimi was "an attempt to kill him a second time".

Vandals chop down tree honoring Jewish man tortured and killed in antisemitic attack

French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for over three weeks before dying on the way to a hospital.In 2006, a group that called itself the "Gang of Barbarians," led by Youssouf Fofana, kidnapped Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Jewish man. For more than three weeks, Halimi was held hostage and tortured. Believing an old antisemitic stereotype, Halimi’s captors assumed his famil…

Olive Tree Honoring Murdered Jew Ilan Halimi Cut Down in France, Sparking Outrage Amid Rising Antisemitism

A crowd gathers at the Jardin Ilan Halimi in Paris on Feb. 14, 2021, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Halimi’s kidnapping and murder. Photo: Reuters/Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas An olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 was vandalized and cut down this week, sparking outrage in France amid a troubling surge in antisemitic attacks. In January 2006, Ilan Halimi was abducted, held captive, and tortured b…

Macron Decries Antisemitic 'Hatred' After Memorial Tree Cut Down

The cutting down of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 stirred outrage in France on Friday, with President Emmanuel Macron vowing punishment over an act of antisemitic "hatred".