Tag: France
In the cafes of Paris, French Jews open up on anti-Semitism and their future...
My trip to Paris to canvas the mood of French Jews began in the idyll of an Israeli-owned restaurant, Balagan, near the famed Louvre art museum. Emmanuelle Mary, a non-Jewish Parisian fashion and lifestyle...
Islamists celebrate damage to France’s Notre Dame Cathedral
Islamists worldwide have been celebrating the destruction of large parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in a devastating fire on April 15.
Reactions by jihadis on social media refer to the cathedral as...
French far-right activist jailed for Holocaust denial
French far-right activist and essayist Alain Soral, 60, was sentenced on Monday by a Paris court to a year in prison for denying the Holocaust.
Soral was convicted by the court for publishing on his...
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s latest book examines ‘America’s Abdication and the Fate of the World’
From fighting for human rights to advocating for the Kurds and their desire for a homeland, Bernard-Henri Lévy, 70, has sounded the alarm on contemporary issues and issued warnings about the decline on the...
The French pilot who stayed with his Jewish passengers at Entebbe
We live in a time when it seems as if the guard rails that briefly deterred the spread of anti-Semitism have collapsed.
That seems particularly true in Europe, where the memory of the Holocaust has...
Regev to reinstate Diaspora Jewry Independence Day torch at behest of France
In a reversal of her prior decision to omit Diaspora Jewry as a represented group for Israel’s upcoming annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said she will reinstate the...
New US envoy on anti-Semitism: No distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism
Elan Carr, the United States’ new envoy to combat anti-Semitism, told American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem that he will work to end the “attempted distinction” between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, while praising U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
Is Western Europe no longer safe for Jews?
The good news is that on Tuesday, huge crowds of French citizens attended rallies against anti-Semitism throughout France that were supported by all of the country’s major political parties. And French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the...
Macron declares that anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Semitism
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would crackdown on the “scourge” of anti-Semitism in his country, just days after tens of thousands gathered to protest the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the country.
Macron,...
Jewish community in France asks for ‘concrete measures’ to combat anti-Semitism
Francis Kalifat, president of Crif, the umbrella representative group of French Jewish institutions, will ask for “concrete measures” from the government to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism when they attend the annual dinner of the...