Tag: France
Reversing his decision, Macron decides not to honor Vichy leader Pétain
After much backlash, especially from the Jewish community, French President Emmanuel Macron will not commemorate Marshal Philippe Pétain, who led Vichy France under Nazi occupation during World War II.
“We had announced that we would...
Macron plans to honor Philippe Pétain, leader of Vichy France in World War II
French President Emmanuel Macron called it “legitimate” to honor Marshal Philippe Pétain, commemorating the centennial since the end of World War I, even though he led Vichy France under Nazi occupation during World War...
French minister ‘totally mobilized’ against anti-Semitic acts in universities
France’s Higher Education Minister Frédérique Vidal brought together key players in the fight against racism and anti-Semitism following the proliferation of tags, graffiti and anti-Semitic expressions in recent weeks in several institutions of higher...
France bestows its highest award to Nazi-hunter couple
Famed French Nazi-hunters Serge Klarsfeld and his German wife, Beate, received the highest honors last week in a ceremony led by French President Emmanuel Macron.
France’s highest award, the Grand Cross of the Legion of...
Documentary on Gaza by French public television ‘will incite hatred against Jews’
A great number of members of the Jewish community in France have expressed their deep concern regarding the broadcast on Thursday evening by French public-television Channel France 2 of a report on Gaza that...
French say ‘Non’ to Islamist performer at Bataclan
A series of Islamist terrorist attacks shook the city of Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. One hundred thirty people were killed and hundreds others injured in coordinated shootings and a suicide bombing that hit the Bataclan...
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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...