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The French authorities recorded 298 anti-Semitic acts in France between January 1 and August 20, 2004 according to figures released Thursday at a meeting between the Grand Rabbi of France, Joseph Sitruk, and French Justice Minister Dominique Perben. Of this total, 162 offenses involved damage to property (graffiti and arson, etc.), 69 were breaches of press law (publication of anti-Semitic images or articles), and 67 were attacks on people (physical attacks, insults). In the vast majority of cases (80.2%), the offenders have not yet been identified. Offenders were formally identified in only 59 cases, out of 298 ./.