It's a twofer. Kidnap, torture a Jew, make a ransom demand, kill Jew. If the family pays, all the better. And it's certainly a 'Hate' crime. French police trying to defuse the situation...another cave to Muslims.
I have just posted a much more detailed article on the murder.
Here's the link:
Dispute around motivation for [Jewish] murder in Paris (Much more detail on murder)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581539/posts