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Macron condemns anti-Semitic abuse
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned anti-Semitic abuse directed at a prominent intellectual by a group of “yellow vest” protesters in Paris. The incident took place as a total of 41,500 people participated in anti-government protests across the country for the 14th consecutive weekend on Saturday, including some 5,000 people in Paris, reports the BBC. Police officers intervened to form a barrier after a group of protesters involved in the march confronted philosopher Alain Finkielkraut and started verbally insulting him. The 69-year-old Jewish academic told the Le Parisien daily that he heard people shouting “dirty Zionist” and “throw yourself in the canal”. (IANS)