Editorial: Le Monde

• A synagogue in France was targeted by an arsonist who wore a Palestinian scarf.
• After a 15-hour pursuit, a 33 year-old Algerian resident was apprehended and is under investigation for 'terrorist murder attempts'.
• There is an unprecedented surge in hate acts against Jews, with a threefold rise in violence in the first half.
• The leader of France's Unbowed movement, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has been accused of attempting to exploit tensions in the Israel-Palestine conflict to attract immigrant voters.
• There is a lack of criticism for political and religious forces that tend to identify French Muslims with Palestinians, and French Jews with the Israeli government.

Conclusion: The lack of political responsibility and sanction of these acts along with the manipulation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are contributing to a rise in anti-Semitic acts in France.

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