A disturbing antisemitic incident unfolded in the upscale French resort town of Deauville, where a young man allegedly threatened to murder Jews in front of beachgoers and families enjoying the shoreline.

According to reports, a 44-year-old Jewish father identified as Roman filed a police complaint after hearing the suspect shout violent antisemitic threats at people gathered on the beach.

Roman said he was sitting beneath a beach umbrella with his family when he suddenly heard yelling behind him. According to his complaint, the suspect walked among beachgoers attempting to identify Jews.

“The man shouted at the people around him and tried to identify Jews,” the complaint stated.

The father said he clearly heard the suspect scream phrases including “Dirty Jews,” “There are only Jews here,” and later escalate to direct threats, including “I’m going to beat them” and “In the name of Allah, I will kill them.”

The frightened father immediately approached police officers stationed at the beach and reported the incident.

In his complaint, he described the suspect as approximately 25 years old, between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11, shirtless, wearing a backwards cap, sunglasses, and shorts. According to the report, the man was accompanied by two friends.

The complainant’s attorney, Julien Bensimhon, said the incident reflects what he described as a dangerous rise in antisemitic rhetoric across France.

“We are witnessing a complete release of antisemitic speech, where people feel comfortable publicly shouting that they are ready to kill Jews,” the attorney said.

According to Bensimhon, the complainant’s 8-year-old daughter panicked during the confrontation, hid beneath the family’s umbrella, and later suffered nightmares overnight.

“She was afraid that people wanted to kill her and her family simply because they are Jews,” he said.

As of now, prosecutors in the nearby city of Lisieux, which oversees the region, have not issued an official public statement regarding the incident. However, video circulated online appears to show the suspect being detained by police and removed from the beach.

{Matzav.com}