Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Jewish Groups, Local Politicians Voice Fury Over Vicious Antisemitic Social Media Attacks on French Beauty Queen
algemeiner ^ | DECEMBER 20, 2020

Posted on 12/21/2020 7:13:20 AM PST by MarvinStinson

Leading French-Jewish groups, the Israeli Embassy in France, and numerous local politicians on Sunday condemned a storm of antisemitic attacks on social media against April Benayoum, a top contestant in the Miss France contest.

Benayoum, who revealed during the competition that she has an Israeli father, was competing as Miss Provence and came in first runner-up in the contest on Saturday night. Her Israeli connection, however, prompted a vicious outbreak of antisemitism, with tweets calling for her exclusion because of her Jewish heritage and others such as “Hitler forgot to exterminate you, Miss Provence.”

The Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (Crif), the umbrella organization of France’s Jewish community, called the attacks on Benayoum “vile and unacceptable!”

The Ligue Internationale Contre le Racisme et l’Antisémitisme (Licra), demanded that the social media assailants face legal consequences for turning Twitter “into an antisemitic cesspool.”

Local politicians also expressed anger at the incident, with the country’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeting, “I am deeply shocked by the rain of antisemitic insults against Miss Provence. Shame on their authors.”

(Excerpt) Read more at algemeiner.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; benayoum; france
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-31 last
To: MarvinStinson

Her striking eyes seem a bit Russian. Gray eyes are more common there, and hers have a bit of a Central Asian almond shape to them.

They are eyes that you could happily contemplate for a long time...


21 posted on 12/21/2020 9:43:44 AM PST by BeauBo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

As a. Old guy I can still say oo la la


22 posted on 12/21/2020 10:08:39 AM PST by aces (and )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Lurker
Laz frapperait ça!

Rire à haute voix

23 posted on 12/21/2020 10:13:17 AM PST by ladyjane
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

Not guilty.

5.56mm


24 posted on 12/21/2020 10:32:44 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: BeauBo
Dad's Italian, Mom Serbian/Croatian. She does have nice eyes, among other features. If you read the twitter feed referenced in the article they're mostly positive. My guess she considers herself French.

https://twitter.com/RenaudMuselier/status/1340597964763500544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1340597964763500544%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2020%2F12%2F20%2Fjewish-groups-local-politicians-voice-fury-over-vicious-antisemitic-social-media-attacks-on-french-beauty-queen%2F

25 posted on 12/21/2020 10:54:09 AM PST by SJackson (We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns. Joseph Stalin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: M Kehoe

Miss France in a few years.

26 posted on 12/21/2020 11:04:16 AM PST by MarvinStinson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

Hi.

“That” will migrate to other countries soon if not checked.

If Trump doesn’t buy back the rights to the “Mrs. Universe” contest, it will be no bikinis, but burkas.

5.56mm


27 posted on 12/21/2020 11:29:19 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

she has eyes like Sophia Loren.

I know I know I’m from another generation


28 posted on 12/21/2020 11:30:47 AM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

She’s gorgeous. Ppl sux


29 posted on 12/21/2020 1:11:42 PM PST by Jaded (Pope Francis? Definitely NOT a fan... miss the last guy )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

#12. Cute but somebody PLEASE feed her. This is France where great foods abound.

Waiter, more brisket and potato latkes, with apple sauce for the lady.


30 posted on 12/21/2020 8:23:57 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: ladyjane

#23. Certainment, mon ami. LazBerg would “frappe” la femme, avec a main, tres gentil.

Regards, Inspector Clouseau.


31 posted on 12/21/2020 8:26:40 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-31 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson