Fez -French deputy mayor Jacques Renaud allegedly made an offensive comment about a dead child in Gaza, comparing him to “Halal meat.” Jacques received a harsh backlash.
In an extreme sign of hatred toward Muslims and pro-Israel sentiment among France’s political elite, Jacques Renaud, the right wing deputy mayor affiliated with the UMP opposition, portrayed infants being killed in the Gaza Strip to animals being slaughtered.
On Tuesday, the outspoken pro-Israel politician shared a tweet pledging support for the Jewish groups in France who have recently been the target of anti-Semitic attacks.
A French Twitter user responded to Renaud's comment with a question about the deputy mayor's thoughts on a photo.
The photo attached to the tweet appears to show a dead child, a demonstration of the barbarity the Israeli army uses in its campaign against Gaza. Israel has killed more than 200 children during its assault on Gaza.
Renault responded to the horrifying image, commenting: “It is Halal meat I suppose?”Halal is essentially meat that Muslims are allowed to eat according to Islamic law.
However, Jaques Renauld denied that the offensive tweet belongs to him, stressing that it was made by a fake Twitter account.
According to lelab.europe1 the First Deputy of the city Montreuil-Juigné Nathalie Lemaire confirmed that Renault has reportedly filed a police complaint on Wednesday afternoon for identity theft.
Nathalie Lemaire stressed that Renaud has never had a Twitter account.
“Jacques Renaud does not even have a Twitter account, and he does not know how to use it. For a while, someone has usurped his identity,” the First Deputy of the city of Montreuil-Juigné said.
Renaul’s offensive comment sparked outrage across France, stirring a controversy.
Whether or not the account belongs to Renaud, damage had already been done. A calling for his resignation surfaced on Change.org and has already accrued more than 4,078 signatures.
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