Damage inside Normandy synagogue after man threw Molotov cocktail through window

French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having started a fire that charred and blackened the insides of a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday 17 May.
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the attack was “clearly” antisemitic, while it infuriated Jewish leaders facing a surge in hate crimes since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
The suspected arsonist was an Algerian national who wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist, Mr Darmanin said after inspecting the fire-damaged synagogue.
Footage from inside the synagogue shows the window through which the Molotov cocktail was thrown.
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[@lynneuribeross2695]

France take back your country!!!!

[@FarmerDrew]

Classic Vichy loss. The Vichy French Metropolitan Army was technologically backward and small, and lacked motorized transport, tanks, and other armored vehicles. The army was also short of recruits, despite the Vichy government's emphasis on outdoor activities and rural virtues, which were reflected in recruiting posters that highlighted horsemanship.

[@DaveZee823]

And? What has this got to do with a firebomb attack on a synagogue?

[@margaretthatcher6828]

Is that you Rabbi?