Yellow vest protesters try to keep up momentum on week 15

A French flag with a yellow band is held by a protester wearing a yellow vest on the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, February 23, 2019. (Reuters)

Protesters wearing yellow vests pose as they gather at the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, February 23, 2019. (Reuters)

Protesters wearing yellow vests gather at the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, February 23, 2019. (Reuters)

• Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the Arc de Triomphe monument for a march through well-off neighborhoods to protest government policies they see as favoring the rich
• Support for the movement has ebbed in recent weeks as it has splintered and outbreaks of violence continue

PARIS: French yellow vest protest organizers are trying to tamp down violence and anti-Semitism in the movement's ranks as they launch a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations.
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the Arc de Triomphe monument for a march through well-off neighborhoods to protest government policies they see as favoring the rich. It was among multiple actions planned Saturday around Paris and in other cities.
Support for the movement has ebbed in recent weeks as it has splintered and outbreaks of violence continue. Online announcements for Saturday's marches appealed for peaceful action, and one of the weekend protests aims to stand up against anti-Semitism.
Extremist views of some protesters have erupted in a torrent of anti-Semitic insults at a noted philosopher on the sidelines of last weekend's Paris protest.