“The Israel-Palestinian conflict regularly triggers (antisemitic) acts, which peak in relation to the operations carried out by the Israeli army in Palestinian territories. But this level is unprecedented,” CNCDH said.
“The immigration law that was proposed by the government in February 2023 and contained echoes of (the RN’s idea) the ‘national preference’ and the debates surrounding it amplified this xenophobic trend,” it said.
The findings of the report are significant. Reports of antisemitic and anti-Muslim acts increased by 284% and 29% respectively, while other types of racist acts increased by 21%.
More than half, 51 per cent of survey respondents from the general population don’t feel at home in France anymore, compared to 43 per cent of French citizens in 2022, which the report authors link to a rejection of immigration. This sentiment rises to 91 per cent among RN supporters.
It is worth noting that 43 per cent of French residents surveyed think that insecurity is mainly due to immigration, compared to 83 per cent of RN supporters.
As many as 69 per cent do not support the RN’s “national preference” idea that French people should be favoured for jobs, benefits and housing over foreigners.
(With Inputs From Reuters)
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