Zvi Ammar (center). – AFP

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The president of the Israelite Consistory of Marseille , Zvi Ammar, “encourages” the Jews of the city to “remove the yarmulke in this troubled period, until better days,” the day after the machete attack of a Jewish teacher.

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“Today, given the gravity of events (…) we must take exceptional decisions, and for me, life is more sacred than any other criteria, “said he told AFP, confirming the information of La Provence .

” C is unfortunate to get there in 2016 in a large democratic country like France, he adds to our colleagues. But faced with an exceptional situation requires exceptional measures (…). It makes me very badly to get there, but I do not want to die in Marseille because we had a yarmulke on his head. “

On Tuesday, a high school student 15 years assaulted a Jewish teacher with a machete. The teacher was wearing a yarmulke. Unknown police and intelligence services, the teenager said he had acted on behalf of Daesh. His detention was extended for 24 hours

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The prosecutor of Marseilles opened an investigation for “murder attempt because of religious affiliation “and” advocating terrorism “. The anti-terrorist section of Paris has also entered the investigation

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