FRENCH JUSTICE

I apologize for sometimes linking to pieces in foreign languages, but sometimes they’re the only source for fascinating stories. Here’s one from “Proche-Orient,” a French publication covering the Middle East. You may recall an anti-Semitic incident at the poignantly named Albert Camus school last year, where a young Jewish girl was beaten in an anti-Semitic attack. A judge has now fined the parents of the girl – yes, the parents – for talking to the media about the affair. The French authorities deal with anti-Semitic violence the way the Catholic Church has historically dealt with child rape. Why? Because they know they’re guilty.