Tag: France
US will not permit $15 billion French credit line to Iran
The United States will not provide waivers to allow France to give Iran a $15 billion relief package.
“We did sanctions today. There will be more sanctions coming,” U.S. special representative for Iran Brian Hook told...
French MP demands investigation into secret terror pact
Days after it was revealed that the former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency made a deal with the terrorist organization behind a 1982 terrorist attack in Paris, affording its operatives free movement in the country...
French spy chief made secret pact with 1982 Paris Jewish deli bombers
French authorities made a secret pact with the Palestinian terrorist organization behind the 1982 bombing of the Chez Jo Goldenberg Jewish deli in Paris, French daily Le Parisienreported over the weekend.
According to the report, the...
French family: ‘In Israel, we’ll worry less about the security of our children’
Among news consumers, the first association one has with the State of Israel is often war and religious violence. However, for many Jews who choose to immigrate to Israel—or “make aliyah”—the Jewish state is considered...
Decision to lesson charges of Halimi murderer ‘contradictory’ at best, ‘anti-Semitic’ at worst
One day before making aliyah to Israel from France, Jewish community leader Simon Midal expressed his concern that France’s preliminary court decision to dismiss the murderer of French Jew Sarah Halimi applied an anti-Semitic double standard.
On...
‘Yellow-vest’ protester convicted for attack on Jewish philosopher Finkielkraut
A man who was put on trial for an anti-Semitic attack on Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut was found guilty and given a two-month suspended sentence on Friday, French media reported over the weekend.
The attacker, a 36-year-old man...
Anti-Semitism is a stain on the French Republic
On Sunday, France celebrated its national day, Bastille Day, which marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, seen as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of power, on July 14, 1789. On...
France warns Tehran about breaching 2015 nuclear deal
France warned Iran on Thursday not to violate the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
“Tensions are growing, and for me, the first element is that there is...
French authorities uncover neo-Nazi cell, apprehend members planning attack
French authorities have discovered a neo-Nazi group that allegedly plotted to attack Jewish or Muslim places of worship, reported Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.
Five members of the cell, “close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement,” were charged between...
What it’s like to be the rabbi on the beaches of Normandy 75 years...
Exactly 75 years ago, Normandy was the site of one of the largest military invasions ever staged. Forever known as D-Day, June 6, 1944 marked the turning point of World War II, in which 156,000 American,...