The two met to discuss a new government plan to combat such incidents. The plan will be unveiled during the government’s new National Education Week Against Racism and Antisemitism in March.
Mr Potier later told the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) that combating antisemitism is “a fight that must be carried out relentlessly”.
Meyer Habib, a member of the French National Assembly, called on authorities to take action on antisemitism in the suburbs, adding that he expected President Emmanuel Macron to address the issue in his upcoming speech at the CRIF annual conference.
He said: “Unfortunately, recently we have witnessed many cases of antisemitic attacks in France.
“The president and the prime minister responded to the recent cases with strong words, but after words, actions are needed, and that – we, unfortunately, have not seen yet.
“Hatred of Israel is the main engine of antisemitism today in France.”
