Paris Holocaust Memorial Hit With Red Hand Graffiti

The Wall of the Righteous honours people who saved Jews during the Nazi occupation of France (Credit: AFP)

A French Jewish organisation on Tuesday condemned a "hateful rallying cry against Jews" and Paris authorities filed a criminal complaint after red hand graffiti was painted onto France's Holocaust Memorial.

"The Wall of the Righteous at the Shoah (Holocaust) Memorial was vandalised overnight," Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said in a statement, calling it an "unspeakable act".