Miss France runner-up targeted by wave of anti-Semitic abuse after on-stage interview
December 21, 2020 / 9:11 AM / CBS/AP Rise in hate crimes in major U.S. cities
French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into a torrent of anti-Semitic social media messages aimed at the runner-up in the latest Miss France competition. Saying he was deeply shocked by the rain of anti-Semitic insults, France s interior minister Gerald Darmanin noted in a tweet that police were now mobilized to investigate.
April Benayoum, 21, came second in Saturday s televised pageant, but her moment in the limelight was quickly sullied. When, in an on-stage interview, she called herself Italian-Israeli, the comment triggered a wave of abuse on Twitter.
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Miss France runner-up targeted by anti-Semitic abuse
by Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 21, 2020 4:58 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 5:14 am EDT
PARIS France’s interior minister has led high-profile condemnation of anti-Semitic abuse directed at the runner-up of Miss France 2021, who has Israeli origins.
Saying he was “deeply shocked by the rain of anti-Semitic insults,” Gerald Darmanin noted in a tweet that police were now mobilized to investigate.
April Benayoum, 21, came second in Saturday’s televised pageant, but her moment in the limelight was quickly sullied. When, in an on-set interview, she called herself Italian-Israeli, the comment triggered a wave of abuse on Twitter. Some of the tweets invoked the Holocaust.
The new runner-up of Miss France has been bombarded with a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse on social media, prompting an investigation.
April Benayoum, 21, who holds the title of Miss Provence and competed for the national crown on Saturday, was the subject of hate messages after she said at the event that her father is of Israeli origin.
The insults, one of which read Hitler forgot about this one and another saying Don t vote for a Jew, drew instant condemnation from politicians and associations.
April Benayoum, the newest runner-up of Miss France, has been bombarded with a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse on social media
Miss France runner-up becomes target of anti-Semitic tweets
PARIS The Paris prosecutor s office opened an investigation Monday to identify the authors of online anti-Semitic comments directed at the runner-up for Miss France 2021, who has Israeli origins.
Dec 21, 2020 1:24 PM By: Canadian Press
PARIS The Paris prosecutor s office opened an investigation Monday to identify the authors of online anti-Semitic comments directed at the runner-up for Miss France 2021, who has Israeli origins.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin led high-profile condemnation of the comments, saying he was “deeply shocked by the rain of anti-Semitic insults” and that police were mobilized to investigate.
April Benayoum, 21, placed second in the Miss France pageant televised Saturday’s televised pageant, but her moment in the limelight was quickly sullied. In an on-set interview, she mentioned her Israeli roots. A wave of abuse followed on Twitter, includin