Tag: France
France’s first female premier in decades is daughter of Holocaust survivor
French President Emmanuel Macron has named Élisabeth Borne to be the country’s new prime minister—the first woman to hold the position in 30 years.
“I dedicate this nomination to all the little girls in France,...
French election illustrates the poor choices facing European Jews
As far as most French Jews are concerned, they don’t have much of a choice in this week’s second round of their country’s presidential elections. Given that the alternative is Marine Le Pen of...
Israel’s Herzog in France: ‘Nations must stand together against Iran’
“The family of nations must stand together and not let Iran pour more fuel on the flames of hatred—before it is too late,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told a crowd in Toulouse, France on Sunday.
“The State...
France to pull out forces out of Mali after nearly a decade
France announced that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali on Thursday after nearly a decade-long deployment to the country to fight radical Islamic terrorist groups.
“We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities...
Nearly half of French Jews hide religious symbols, finds AJC study on anti-Semitism
An increasing number of French Jews believe that anti-Semitism is widespread in their country, according to a new survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee.
According to the study, conducted in late 2021, 85 percent...
Nuclear talks in Vienna moving ‘too slowly,’ says French foreign minister
Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
“They are slow, too slow and...
A floating Chabad center on the River Seine
In the 13th arrondissement of the City of Light, where classic Baroque and Belle Époque architecture meets modern high-risers, boats of all kinds dot the left bank of the River Seine.
The Paris neighborhood, home...
Murderer of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll sentenced to life
A French court on Wednesday sentenced Yacine Mihoub to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for 22 years, for the 2018 murder of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll. A second man, Alexander Carrimbacus,...
Paris court fines social-media users for hate posts targeting ‘Miss France’ runner-up
Seven people have been fined for targeting the runner-up of the “Miss France” 2021 competition with anti-Semitic verbal abuse on social media, reported France 24.
April Benayoum, 21, received anti-Semitic messages after saying at the beauty...
New museum dedicated to falsely accused Capt. Alfred Dreyfus opens in France
French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated on Tuesday the first permanent museum dedicated to Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army who was wrongly convicted because of anti-Semitism, reported France’s RFI.
The Maison Zola-Musée Dreyfus museum in...