Tag: France
France’s reputation is at stake again over the murder of Sarah Halimi
For the second time in 20 years, France basked in the accomplishment of winning the World Cup with a team whose diverse backgrounds were as much a symbol of national unity as the creative...
A double whammy for the Jews of France
The sun may have been shining, but these are dark days for the Jews of France.
They have sustained a double whammy.
The first is that the murderer of Sarah Halimi, who shouted “Allah Hu Akbar”...
Suspect in anti-Semitic murder of French woman found unfit to stand trial
Kobili Traore, the Malian immigrant who allegedly killed Jewish physician Sarah Halimi in her home in Paris in 2017, is unfit to stand trial following a court-ordered evaluation, French media reported on Thursday.
This was the...
Following Jewish outcry, Paris suburb removes signs renaming street for ‘Nakba’
Less than a day after they were installed, the Parisian suburb of Bezons has removed signs renaming a central street “Nakba Lane,” following an outcry from Israel and local Jewish groups.
According to media reports,...
Netanyahus meet with Jewish community leaders in Paris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, met with Jewish community leaders in Paris on Tuesday.
Addressing those in attendance, Netanyahu lauded decades of bilateral ties between Israel and France, which he said...
Poll: 52% of French public believe Zionism is a ‘racist ideology’
An online poll in France this month found that 52% the French public believe Zionism is a “racist ideology” and 54% believe Zionism is an “international organization that seeks to influence the world and societies...
250 signatories demand national fight against anti-Semitism in France
More than 250 major French personalities including politicians and acotrs have signed a manifesto denouncing a “new anti-Semitism” in France marked by “Islamist radicalisation” after a string of murders of Jews. The text was...
US, UK and France launch strikes on Syria over chemical weapons use
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he has ordered the launch of airstrikes, along with the United Kingdom and France, on Syria in order to target the “criminal” regime of President Bashar Assad...
Top European powers urge stronger Iran sanctions to strengthen nuclear deal
The United Kingdom, France and Germany are urging fellow European Union partners to back new sanctions on Iran in order to preserve the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw...
Notes from the Paris Solidarity March Against Antisemitism
“Had the murder awakened a new conscience regarding Judeophobia in France?
But were we naive? The very same day of the march, the French Jewish Student’s office at the Paris Sorbonne University was sacked and...