The UEJF had scored an "important victory" over Twitter on the issue, Stephane Lilty, the student body's lawyer told AFP.

BBC: Twitter removes French anti-Semitic tweets

"We're not able to identify the individuals, only Twitter can do so, " Sacha Reingewirtz, UEJF's vice president, told the French broadcaster, RFI.

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The decision to remove the tweets emerged from a meeting between Twitter's senior management, the UEJF president Jonathan Hayoun and the group's legal representatives.

BBC: Twitter removes French anti-Semitic tweets