Macron attacks yellow vests after philosopher abused at rally
Paris (CNN)French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned abuse by a group of “yellow vest” protesters, after a well-known philosopher was verbally attacked at a rally in Paris on Saturday. “The anti-Semitic insults he has been subjected to are the absolute negation of who we are and what makes us a great nation. We will not tolerate them,” he added. Finkielkraut reacted in French weekly newspaper Le Journal Du Dimanche on Saturday, saying: “I felt absolute hatred, and unfortunately it wasn’t the first time.” The Paris prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into “public abuse on the basis of origin, ethnicity, country, race or religion,” an offense that carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a 45,000-euro ($51.000) …