French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not join a march in Paris against anti-Semitism on Sunday, but would attend it in his "thoughts". Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she plans to attend the rally, triggering a round of bickering by political parties amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Sunday's rally against anti-Semitism. More than 3,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed in the French capital to maintain security at the "great civic march", according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
