在最近国民议会纪念120年前左拉攻击仇犹情绪“盲目愚昧”的一次演讲中，瓦尔斯质问 ： “ 我们怎么能够接受在法国的大街上有人 . . . 呼喊“杀死犹太人 ” ？
In a recent speech at the National Assembly that recalled Emile Zola’s attack on the “blind stupidity” of Jew-hatred almost 120 years ago, he asked: “How can we accept that in France…shouts of “Death to the Jews!” can be heard in our streets?...How can we accept that French people can be murdered because they are Jewish?”