Tag: France
France looks to restore influence in Lebanon, but Iran isn’t budging
The multiple explosions in Beirut on Aug. 4 ravaged more than just part of Lebanon’s capital city. The government completely crumbled in the aftermath, and Hezbollah began to take heat from some quarters of...
French president Macron ‘ashamed of Lebanon’s political leaders’
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Lebanon’s leaders on Sunday for not putting the country’s interests first and respecting an agreement laid out by France to fix the crisis-ridden country.
“I am ashamed of Lebanon’s political...
September 24th, 1683: French King Louis XIV ordered Jews expelled from French colonies in...
French King Louis XIV ordered Jews expelled from French colonies in North America on this date in 1683. The order was mostly ignored where it would be most relevant, in Martinique, the Caribbean land...
Guy Niv becomes first Israeli to complete Tour de France
Israeli cyclist Guy Niv made history on Sunday, becoming the first-ever Israeli cyclist to complete the Tour de France. He was riding as part of the Team Israel Start-Up Nation squad, which was competing in the...
Pompeo to France: Hezbollah’s weapons will torpedo attempts to intervene in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that France’s intervention to resolve the crisis in Lebanon is bound to fail unless the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is not dealt with first.
“The United...
Norway arrests suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
Norwegian police arrested a suspect in a 38-year-old terrorist attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris that left six people dead and at least 20 wounded.
The suspect, a man who had been sought by...
Trial starts for Charlie Hebdo terror attack that targeted kosher supermarket
The trial for suspects of the 2015 terror attacks against the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hyper Cacher kosher market began on Wednesday.
“Since 2012, terrorism capitalized on the prevailing delinquency there is around these...
Wiesenthal Centre Appeals to French President Emmanuel Macron Regarding Antisemitism Spike over the Last...
Paris, 28 August
In a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, the Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, presented a panoply of Jew-hatred across France in only the last week.
Samuels with President...
Erdoğan: Turkey ‘will not compromise’ over its claims in Mediterranean
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not back down regarding its claims to energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
“We will not compromise over what belongs to us. …...
August 25, 1944: Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation
After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of...