A statue of Alfred Dreyfus was finally unveiled outside France's highest court in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration. President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the ceremony, warned that the 'demons' of antisemitism are resurfacing and called the Dreyfus Affair a lasting reminder against hatred and injustice. The event coincided with France's national day commemorating Dreyfus's innocence.
The monument, created more than 40 years ago, had been repeatedly denied its intended location before finding a permanent home outside the Cour de cassation in Paris. The unveiling marks a full circle for Dreyfus, the Jewish French artillery officer whose 1894 conviction for treason on fabricated evidence became a defining antisemitic scandal in European history. After a years-long public campaign led by writer Émile Zola and others, Dreyfus was exonerated in 1906. Macron, in his address, explicitly linked the historic injustice to contemporary antisemitism, warning that the same forces of hatred and lies are reappearing. The ceremony was held on France's national day dedicated to Dreyfus's innocence, underscoring the state's commitment to remembrance.
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