Les Deux Alpes business owner under investigation for antisemitic remarks

French authorities have launched an investigation following a viral video showing a business owner in the Les Deux Alpes ski resort making antisemitic remarks. In the 22-second clip, the manager of a refreshment stall, identified as being at the establishment ‘L’Alpette’, tells a customer, “The Jewish community, you are too many! [...] At some point, it exceeds people.”

The video, which garnered hundreds of thousands of views on social media, prompted immediate condemnation from French government officials. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced that the national gendarmerie had opened an investigation in connection with the prosecutor’s office, stating that such remarks “have no place in our Republic.”

Aurore Bergé, the minister responsible for fighting discrimination, also condemned the incident and requested that the Isère prefect immediately report the matter to the public prosecutor. The business owner was questioned by gendarmes on Saturday. The Les Deux Alpes station is a popular summer destination for the Orthodox Jewish community due to its religious-friendly infrastructure.