By: Deborah Corso via X.com

(The following op-ed piece appeared on X.com)

82 years have passed since July, 1942, when French authorities rounded up thirteen THOUSAND Jews in Paris, 4 thousand  of whom were children, and forced them into the  Vélodrome d’Hiver, an indoor cycling track.

The conditions were appalling. Toilets were insufficient and often blocked. Access to food and water was scarce. The glass roof, painted dark to comply with blackout regulations, trapped the summer heat, and sealed windows created a deathtrap with no ventilation. Several desperate individuals committed suicide.  Those attempting to escape were shot.

Antisemitism is not stopping it’s getting worse.

🇫🇷 PARIS, France, France’s Holocaust memorial, two synagogues, and a kosher restaurant in central Paris were all vandalized overnight with green paint.

This is hate.
And it’s spreading.

When Jewish history is desecrated and… pic.twitter.com/p53A8vZaCl

— Yossi BenYakar (@YossiBenYakar) June 1, 2025

After days of enduring conditions unsuited for even farm animals, the French detainees were transferred to internment camps like Drancy, Pithiviers, and Beaune-la-Rolande, and eventually deported to Nazi death camps, primarily Auschwitz, where most perished.

⚔️⚔️⚔️ FRANCE’S TWISTED WELCOME:

French courts just ruled Palestinians from Gaza eligible for asylum, citing “Israeli persecution” while 50-60K Jews flee France amid rising anti-Semitism. Jews out, Hamas supporters in?

Globalist betrayal at its finest time to stand with… pic.twitter.com/dFt6aYFByQ

— The Watchman (@WatchmanHQ) August 10, 2025

In the 82 years since, many empty French gestures and apologies have been made. Guilt assuaging memorials have been erected.

But this week, the ‘Tromperie’, the facade, the 8 decade-long performative farce of phony French regret, was laid bare.  This week, the French President, @EmmanuelMacron, in keeping with the Vichy past, supported and collaborated with those who openly seek the annihilation of the Jewish people. This week, the French government announced it will acknowledge the statehood of a terrorist enclave that butchered 1200 Israelis on October 7th and still holds 50 hostages. This week, the French government kettled Israeli El Al security in Paris and canceled their visas.

Après le viol antisémite de Courbevoie, Emmanuel Macron propose un dialogue dans les écoles.
Ubuesque. Pourquoi pas un flyer?
Tout le monde sait que l’antisémitisme en France est très largement islamiste et encouragé par LFI.
Mais quand on a la frousse de nommer on cause… pic.twitter.com/uuamn0JAqi

— gauchediarrhée (@gauchecaca) June 20, 2024

In August 2025, everything old is new again, especially French surrender to barbarism.