An act of vandalism that borders on anti-Semitism.
This Tuesday, the BBC reported that the statue of British singer Amy Winehouse, located in the Camden Market district of London, was vandalized.
The Star of David that she wears as a necklace has been covered with a Palestinian flag.
“We were alerted on Monday that someone had placed a Star of David sticker on the necklace of the Amy Winehouse statue,” said a spokesperson for the Met Police, which operates in London and its outskirts. .
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“This was immediately removed and the incident was reported to the police,” the statement from local authorities continued.
“Camden Market remains above all a place of diversity, a global destination that welcomes everyone,” concludes the police.
Ongoing investigation
An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of this act.
The British anti-semitism NGO Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “cover the Star of David, a well-known symbol of Judaism, on the statue of a British Jewish singer, with a sticker of the flag of the Palestinian Authority , is anti-Semitic.”
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The organization also recalled that "currently, 69% of British Jews say they are less likely to show visible signs of their Judaism."
In France, anti-Semitic acts have increased by 1,000% since the Hamas attack, according to a report from the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif).
The statue of Amy Winehouse was erected in 2014, three years after her death.