Four youths connected to so called ‘Jewish Defense League’ were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a book store owned by a pro-Palestinian couple.
Some 300 people participated Wednesday evening in a show of support in front of the bookstore. The demonstrators called to dismantle the Jewish Defense League, whose members were allegedly involved in the attack on the store.

In the event that took place last weekend, five armed masked people broke into the store, smashed computers and set fire to books. The store owners accused the Jewish Defense League for carrying out the attack.
The fifth suspect has yet to be arrested.

“We saw here today for the first time solidarity of hundreds of people for the Palestinian nation, against the pro-Israeli French government. It seems as though the government here is starting to understand that we have power because today they also arrested some suspects,” Olivia and Nicolas Zamour, owners of the vandalized store said.

The couple added that beyond showing their solidarity, the demonstrators called to ban the JDL: “This is a fascist organization that does not hesitate to attack people and places. They have no fear because, until today, no steps have been taken against them. However, all of this is going to change. Three years ago, they attacked our bookstore in the middle of the night and broke windows. This time they did it in the middle of the day, fearlessly.”