Macron condemns yellow vest protesters' attack on French Jewish philosopher

Emmanuel Macron has condemned antisemitic attacks during France's “yellow vest" protests after a Jewish philosopher was abused in central Paris on Saturday.

The French president was responding to videos showing protesters shouting “dirty Zionist”, “we are the people” and “France is ours” at Alain Finkielkraut on Saturday, the 14th weekend of protests since they began last November.

Mr Macron tweeted: “The antisemitic insults he has been subjected to are the absolute negation of what we are and what makes us a great nation. We will not tolerate it.”

Les injures antisémites dont il a fait l’objet sont la négation absolue de ce que nous sommes et de ce qui fait de nous une grande nation. Nous ne les tolèrerons pas.https://t.co/WSUTuJmQWX