Paris uses anger over killing, Jew-hatred to attack rights

Vol. 84/No. 44 - November 9, 2020
Sign at Paris rally Oct. 18 says, “Hey Abadou, you do not represent Islam or Muslims,” referring to killer of Samuel Paty. Government is attempting to use anger at killing to weaken political rights.

The Oct. 16 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty by an Islamist terrorist in a Paris suburb is an attack on freedom of speech and the rights of all working people, as well as a deadly consequence of Jew-hatred. The…