Outrage as French authorities warn of Jewish 'chicken thieves'

Implication in authorities' letter described as 'outrageous, insulting and slanderous'

French Jews have responded angrily after a local district warned farmers to be wary of chickens being stolen in the run up to Yom Kippur for use in an atonement ceremony.

The French department of Hauts-de-Seine, a western district of Paris, sent an e-mail to all owners of cattle and poultry earlier this month warning them to exercise “the utmost vigilance” in the run up to the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha and the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

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