Marc Djebali, vice president of the Sarcelles Jewish community in France, on the arrest of I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York on charges of raping a hotel chambermaid:
“It is very painful for us,” Djebali said. “I know him well. I’ve even seen him seduce a woman, but it was always with gentleness. He is someone who is very warm, and we never felt any problems of violence from him.”
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