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French city removes ‘anti-Semitic’ mural depicting Macron

11 days ago

French President Emmanuel Macron was depicted as a puppet in the hands of an economist of Jewish origin. (AP pic)MARSEILLE: A street art mural in a French city depicting President Emmanuel Macron as a puppet in the hands of an economist of Jewish origin has been removed, authorities said today, after it was denounced as blatantly anti-Semitic. The controversy over the mural in the southern city of Avignon represents an embarrassment to the local authorities just two weeks before the city hosts its world-famous annual international theatre festival from July 7.