A few weeks ago, a charming Irish man living in France decided to showcase the antisemitism that has come to plague both those countries.
My friend, who was the victim of “Paddy”‘s putrid posturing, wrote at the time:
The Irishman approached us because my husband was wearing a French football top, and he obviously heard us chatting in English, and bantered ‘Why is an Englishman wearing a French shirt?’ My husband answered in a friendly style that he’s an Australian, but liked the shirt and as we are travelling around France, he was happy to wear it. Then he introduced himself as ‘Paddy from Ireland’ and we gave our names and shook hands. Then my husband said he wouldn’t wear an Irish shirt and Paddy agreed that their team was crap and started running down the Irish soccer team which we had no real knowledge of. I told him, ‘no it’s not that; it’s the Irish politics where they hold such anti Israel policies and support Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists’. His demeanour changed and he became aggressive, informing me ‘we all agree with that. And I’m sorry Hitler didn’t finish the job.’
At that point I retrieved my phone and started videoing.
*postscript – when we walked away, I turned around to make sure he wasn’t following us, and he was staring at me, holding a large cantaloupe and he repeatedly mimed throwing it at me.
I see some commentary on Twitter from Irish people ‘wanting to see the full video’. The interesting thing is, I just realised that @VoteLewko did actually clip the end off the video. But the full version makes him look significantly worse!
— Rachel Moiselle (@RachelMoiselle) August 12, 2026
At the end of this video you can hear… pic.twitter.com/XpIC8qKgUs
Despite online Jew-haters suggesting the incident was staged, two French Ministers condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the incident.
I am now happy to report that Paddy ended up in a paddywagon.
On Wednesday, August 26, an Irish man in his sixties was arrested in Avignon. He is suspected of having made anti-Semitic threats against an Australian Jewish couple in a supermarket in northern Avignon in mid-August. A video circulating on social media led to his arrest.
The case, which caused a stir on social media, is now in the hands of the justice system. On Wednesday, August 26, an Irish man in his sixties was taken into custody on suspicion of making anti-Semitic threats against an Australian Jewish couple. This information, initially reported by AFP, was confirmed by ICI Vaucluse with multiple sources. The incident occurred in mid-August at the Auchan hypermarket in Avignon Nord.
This is great news. Here’s hoping this is the next time Paddy will tell anyone to “get the f*ck away” from him:
Hopefully the next time 'Paddy' will tell anyone to "get the f*ck away" from him https://t.co/cj7JyuhE8V pic.twitter.com/w9MB132wEE
— David Lange (@Israellycool) August 27, 2026
