Paris

PA extradites suspect in 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack

The Palestinian Authority extradites Hicham Harb, a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly 1982 attack on the Jo Goldenberg Jewish restaurant in Paris.

Dramatic assassination in Paris

Criminal Eric Robic, who was convicted of killing Lee Zeituni in central Tel Aviv accident, assassinated by hitmen in Paris suburb.

France:

Swastikas found in Drancy, former WWII transit camp for Jews

Two swastikas discovered in Drancy, a former WWII transit camp for Jews deported to Auschwitz. The vandalism comes amid rising antisemitic acts in France.

Israeli found lifeless in Paris hotel

Israeli man, age 51 from central Israel, found unconscious in Paris hotel room.

Israeli flags confiscated at Israeli singer's Paris concert

Security guards at the Casino de Paris where Itay Levy performed confiscated Israeli flags at the entrance and seized flags that had been smuggled in while the performance was underway.

Knife-wielding attacker shot by police in Paris

Man wielding a knife attacks police during a ceremony at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe before being shot by officers and hospitalized. No injuries reported among bystanders or police.

Three Jews threatened with knife near Paris synagogue

Three Jewish men threatened with a knife near the Eiffel Tower. No injuries reported. Paris mayor condemns the attack as antisemitic.

Vandalism at Lubavitch school in Paris

Unknown individuals vandalized a Jewish educational institution in Paris. Police have opened an investigation amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in France.

Investigation underway

Windows smashed at Paris Jewish school

Jewish school in Paris vandalized, with windows smashed and a CCTV camera torn off. Authorities launch an investigation.

At Paris airport

Woman spits on Jewish man carrying a Torah scroll

At Charles de Gaulle International Airport, a woman shouted at a haredi Jewish man, telling him to “leave France," and spat at him.

PMO confirms

Talks between Israel and Syria resumed under US auspices

The Prime Minister's Office addressed the recent talks with Syrian representatives in Paris and the results of the talks.

Israeli officials optimistic after talks with Syria in Paris

Progress was made during the Trump Administration-brokered talks between the Israeli and Syrian governments in Paris this week, journalkist Barak Ravid reports.

France:

Three women stabbed in Paris metro, suspect arrested

Police arrest a man accused of stabbing three women at Paris metro stations; prosecutors say no terror link.

France probes antisemitic attack on Jewish child at Paris airport

France opens probe after video shows man harassing a Jewish boy at Paris airport, ordering him to “free Palestine.” Police vow to identify the suspect and combat antisemitic acts.

Two 16-year-olds held in Paris for terror plot against Jews

Two 16-year-olds, including a Chechen teen, charged in Paris for plotting an antisemitic attack. France has already indicted 20 minors for terrorism in 2025, surpassing last year’s total.

Paris taxi driver revealed as Hezbollah terrorist

Israeli woman studying in Paris takes taxi with a friend, discovers Lebanese driver was a member of the Hezbollah terror group.

Paris:

Four charged over disruption at Israel Philharmonic concert

Four suspects face possible charges after disrupting an Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris last week.

Four detained for disrupting Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris

Four people detained after flares and clashes disrupted the Israel Philharmonic’s Paris concert. French ministers condemn the violence.

Paris

Pro-Palestinians firebomb Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra concert

During a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris, pro-Palestinian protesters broke into the hall, lit flares, and disrupted the music.

South African Amb. to France dead after falling from hotel

Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa's body found near hotel. He is believed to have jumped from the 22nd floor.

Paris:

Knife-wielding man arrested after threatening Jews near synagogue

Man threatens Jews near a Paris synagogue before Shabbat and arrested by police. Authorities are probing antisemitic motives.

Incident on Arkia flight:

Passenger attacks attendant, plane makes emergency landing

Arkia reports that a passenger who tried to enter the bathroom during takeoff violently attacked a flight attendant and was removed from the plane in Cyprus.

Rare contacts in Paris

Report: Syrian FM meets with Ron Dermer, Israeli delegation

Syria’s official news agency reports that Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met in Paris with an Israeli delegation, mediated by the US, to advance stability in southern Syria and renew the 1974 disengagement agreement.

France:

Air traffic controller suspended after ‘Free Palestine’ remark

Paris air traffic controller suspended after telling El Al pilots “Free Palestine.” El Al condemned the remark, which comes amid rising anti-Israel sentiment in France.

French aircraft controller shouts 'Free Palestine' at El Al pilot

A French aircraft controller addressed an El Al flight over the radio as it was landing in Paris and shouted 'Free Palestine.' El Al: 'We are handling the matter with the authorities in Israel, who are in contact with the authorities in France.'

Report:

France refusing visas for El Al security staff amid tensions

France’s ongoing refusal to renew visas for El Al’s Paris-based security staff is disrupting operations, forcing some to leave the country and fueling diplomatic tensions.

El Al office in Paris attacked

El Al’s offices in Paris were vandalized on Thursday morning with anti-Semitic graffiti, including the phrase “Genocide Airline,” spray-painted on the building. Red paint was also thrown at the site.

Six to face trial over deadly 1982 attack on Paris Jewish deli

France to try six suspected Palestinian Arab terrorists for the 1982 massacre at Jo Goldenberg’s Jewish restaurant in Paris, where six were murdered and 22 injured.

Historic breakthrough:

Six face trial for 1982 Paris kosher restaurant massacre

French prosecutors are seeking the trial of six individuals in a special terrorism court for the 1982 Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack in Paris, which killed six and injured 20.

Three arrested in France for vandalizing Jewish sites

French authorities arrest three Serbian nationals for defacing Jewish institutions in central Paris, investigators probe possible foreign involvement, potentially linked to Russia.

Herzog condemns Paris vandalism:

'My great-grandfather’s synagogue was attacked'

President Isaac Herzog expresses shock after Jewish institutions in Paris were vandalized over Shabbat, urges French authorities to act swiftly and protect the community.

Paris: Four Jewish sites vandalized in a single night

Four Jewish institutions in Paris defaced overnight with green paint, including two synagogues and a Holocaust memorial.

Paris:

Arson attack on kosher market which was attacked in 2015

Hyper Cacher, the Paris kosher supermarket that was the scene of a terror attack in 2015, set ablaze in an arson attack.

Global landmarks turn orange to honor Bibas family

Countries around the world pay respects to Shiri Bibas and her sons, Kfir and Ariel, by illuminating buildings in orange.

Paris:

Police shoot suspect spray-painting swastika at train station

French railway police open fire at busy Paris train station, wounding two people, including a man who was spray-painting a swastika and appeared to brandish a weapon.

France:

Pakistani given 30 years over 2020 attack in Paris

Paris court sentences Pakistani man to 30 years in prison for attempting to murder two individuals outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in 2020 using a meat cleaver.

France:

Arena briefly closed off ahead of Paris-Maccabi Tel Aviv game

Police in French capital temporarily closes off Adidas Arena ahead of basketball game between Paris and Maccabi Tel Aviv due to suspicious package.

Paris:

Six months on probation for man who wore 'anti-Jewish' jersey

Man who was photographed wearing a Manchester City jersey with the phrase "anti-Jewish" on Paris metro sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay a €2,000 fine.

High tensions:

Anti-Israel protests in Paris ahead of soccer match

Anti-Israel activists gathered to protest in the French capital ahead of the game between the Israeli and French national teams which is being held a week after mobs attacked Israeli fans in Amsterdam.

Violent riots in Paris ahead of Israeli soccer team's match

Less than 24 hours before Israel takes on France at the Parc des Princes stadium, pro-Arab activists rioted in the streets of Paris.

Dirty Jew on 10th floor:

Antisemitic graffiti in Paris building

A Jewish woman living in Paris filed a complaint with the police after antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the walls of the building where she lives.

Paris:

Man seen with 'anti-Jew' shirt on the metro

Authorities in Paris trying to locate a man who was documented wearing a shirt with the words "anti-Jew" on line 13 of the Paris metro.

'Wait for us'

Jewish teenager assaulted in Paris

Visibly Jewish teenager assaulted in the suburbs northwest of Paris His mother recalls: They quickly removed his kippah, turned around and started telling him: And you, the Jew, wait for us.

Antisemitic attack in Paris:

'They threatened me with a knife and drew swastikas on my body'

Attackers physically and verbally attack Jewish woman in Paris and drew swastikas on her body in red marker. "It is impossible that Jews are living in fear on the streets of Paris,' says one of the community leaders.

France:

Three plots to attack Paris Olympics were foiled

French national counterterrorism prosecutor says the foiled plots included plans to attack “Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris” during the games.

'Hitler was right'

Man verbally assaults Jewish family on Paris metro

Police in Paris searching for a man who verbally assaulted a Jewish family on the metro. The incident was filmed by a young woman who said she was complaining to police.

Watch: Anti-Israel protesters at Olympics chant 'Heil Hitler'

During soccer match between Israel and Paraguay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, anti-Israel protesters make Nazi and antisemitic gestures, unveil 'genocide Olympics' banner.

Paris:

Death threats sent to three Israeli Olympians

Police in France are investigating the death threats received by Israeli athletes as well as an antisemitic incident during a soccer game.

Paris Olympics:

Iraq's request to remove Israeli flag denied

Head of Iraq’s delegation says Olympic chiefs rejected their request not to display Israel’s flag next to Iraq’s, explaining that flags of all participating countries are displayed in alphabetical order.

President Macron hosts President Herzog at Élysée Palace

President Herzog congratulated Macron on hosting the Olympics and emphasized that the games are an important platform from which to promote the issues of the ongoing war in Gaza.

2024 Olympics

Iran threatening Israeli athletes

An Iranian-backed campaign is attempting to strike fear into Israeli athletes in Paris for the Olympic Games by publishing their personal information among other things.

France:

Neo-Nazi sent to prison for targeting Paris Olympics

French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online, suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.

Paris:

Jewish teens verbally and physically assaulted

Three unknown assailants shouted antisemitic slurs at the group as they left a movie theater and even slapped one of them several times.

France:

Two charged with planning terror attack against Jews

French prosecutors charge 19-year-old man and a youth in the Paris region with planning a "terrorist" attack on Jewish targets.

France:

Islamist terrorism the main concern ahead of Paris Olympics

Paris police chief says Islamist terrorism is the main security worry ahead of the Paris Olympics next month, but stresses there is no "clear-cut threat" against the Games.

French police:

'Suspects in vandalism of Holocaust memorial fled to Belgium'

French prosecutors say three suspects in last week's defacement of the Paris Holocaust memorial were tracked across the border into Belgium.

Vandals deface Paris Holocaust museum with blood-red hands

Wall of the Righteous memorial to French citizens who saved Jews defaced with dozens of red hands in act Israeli Ambassador harkens to lynching of 2 Israelis at start of Second Intifada.

France:

Teen arrested over threat to attack Paris Olympics

French anti-terrorism authorities arrest 16-year-old who said on social media that he wanted to die “a martyr” at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.

France:

Man arrested for kidnap and rape of Jewish woman

Nanterre police arrested a man on suspicion of kidnapping, rape and threatening to murder a Jewish woman in Paris suburb.

'Revenge on Palestine'

Jewish woman kidnapped and raped in Paris suburb

Man arrested for kidnap and rape of Jewish woman in Gennevilliers, Paris, in an antisemitic attack.