France’s president Francois Hollande has vowed to fight anti-Semitism as he paid homage to the four people killed at a Jewish school in Toulouse, with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The militant attack in March, was the worst France has seen in years.
He says, "I want to reiterate the determination of the French republic of its fight against anti-Semitism. It will be chased out in all its forms, acts but also words. It will be hunted everywhere including its causes and using it s a pretext."
Speaking to students, parents and teachers at the Jewish school, Hollande said France would take any necessary means to ensure the security of Jews and French people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks during a joint news conference
with French President Francois Hollande following their meeting at the Elysee Palace, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.
Hollande affirmed France would not be weak in fighting terrorism, and would draw lessons from March's attack to improve the state’s intelligence networks.
Netanyahu expressed his determination to safeguard Jews, adding that hatred not only threatens Jews but also people from all faiths. Netanyahu is on a two-day visit to the country where he met Hollande for the first time, since he took office in May.
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