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French Antisemitism:

Professor comes on TV to discuss COVID, is harassed for Judaism

A panel on French TV took issue with Prof. Cyrille Cohen's kippa. Cohen: 'If I were a priest, would you ask me to remove my cross?'

Professor comes on TV to discuss COVID, is harassed for Judaism

Macron on antisemitism: ‘Let’s open our eyes’

Visiting Nazi transit camp in France, Macron calls for France to become the 'the voice of humanism.'

Macron on antisemitism: ‘Let’s open our eyes’

IDF concludes Eastern Breeze exercise with French military

IAF and the French Air and Space Force (FASF) practice aerial cooperation in Israel’s skies

IDF concludes Eastern Breeze exercise with French military

Macron to Biden: ‘We need to become brothers in arms once more’

French president visits White House, tells Biden the US and France need to join together against Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

Macron to Biden: ‘We need to become brothers in arms once more’

At first-ever Paris gala:

French community raises 450k for EMS group

French community raises 450,000 € in support for Friends of United Hatzalah in first-ever Paris gala.

French community raises 450k for EMS group

Britain, France and Germany condemn Iran's uranium enrichment

Britain, France and Germany blast Iran after it announced it is enriching uranium to 60 percent at Fordow.

Britain, France and Germany condemn Iran's uranium enrichment

Watch: Female protester slaps French President Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron slapped by protester during visit to southern France.

Watch: Female protester slaps French President Macron

Notorious French Holocaust denier arrested in Scotland

Scottish authorities apprehend man living under false identity who had fled France after being sentenced for Holocaust denial.

Notorious French Holocaust denier arrested in Scotland

Belgian court throws out French request for extradition of imam

Imam convicted of antisemitic incitement by French authorities had fled to Belgium.

Belgian court throws out French request for extradition of imam

Popular Jewish French comedian Gad Elmaleh converting to Catholicism

Gad Elmaleh's success was a source of pride and comfort for French Jews living under specter of antisemitism.

Popular Jewish French comedian Gad Elmaleh converting to Catholicism

Lola, the face of Europe’s barbarism

Why did they kidnap and nearly behead Lola? For fun? The murderers were all born in Algeria and live in a banlieue.Op-ed.

Lola, the face of Europe’s barbarism

Memorial to Holocaust victims in Dunkirk, France defaced

Vandals shatter memorial which pays tribute to Jews deported from French town.

Memorial to Holocaust victims in Dunkirk, France defaced

Iran broadcasts ‘confession’ of French couple accused of spying

Televised confession aired as protests against human rights abuses in Iran continue.

Iran broadcasts ‘confession’ of French couple accused of spying

France pushing for sanctions against senior Iranian officials

French Foreign Minister says France pushing for EU to hold Iranian officials responsible over crackdown on protesters.

France pushing for sanctions against senior Iranian officials

Imam expelled form France for antisemitism arrested in Belgium

Fugitive on the run for delivering antisemitic speech was ordered by French authorities to be deported to Morocco.

Imam expelled form France for antisemitism arrested in Belgium

Op-ed:

We just have to hope that Orbán is wrong.

Orbán: "By 2040, Muslim immigrants will be the majority in French cities” Op-ed.

We just have to hope that Orbán is wrong.

Study finds 45% of French Jews ask their kids to hide identity

French Jews are increasingly worried about their safety, and are especially concerned over their children being targeted for their religion.

Study finds 45% of French Jews ask their kids to hide identity

French Foreign Minister:

'There will not be a better offer on the table for Iran'

France's Foreign Minister urges Iran to decide now whether to return to 2015 nuclear deal.

'There will not be a better offer on the table for Iran'

Chief of Staff to take off for Poland, France

‏Aviv Kochavi, IDF Chief of the General Staff, announces 1st official visit to the Republic of Poland and the French Republic.

Chief of Staff to take off for Poland, France

Russia and France trade blame on Ukraine nuclear plant

Presidents of Russia and France hold talks regarding safety at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine.

Russia and France trade blame on Ukraine nuclear plant

Iran:

'European powers taking steps in the path of the Zionist regime'

Iran blasts joint statement by Germany, France and Britain which raised "serious doubts" about Iran's sincerity in seeking nuclear deal.

'European powers taking steps in the path of the Zionist regime'

In France, killing Jews is now routine

'What is happening is an ethnic cleansing that one does not dare to name, in a few decades there will be no Jews in France,' Op-ed.

In France, killing Jews is now routine

Expelled antisemitic imam on the run from French authorities

Extremist French imam expelled to Morocco has fled the country and is likely hiding out in Belgium.

Expelled antisemitic imam on the run from French authorities

France expels imam for antisemitic hate speech

French government wins legal battle to have imam expelled for 'virulent antisemitic' hate speech.

France expels imam for antisemitic hate speech

French Pres. hopes for Iran agreement 'in coming days'

Macron hopes Iran agreement 'will be reached in the coming days.'

French Pres. hopes for Iran agreement 'in coming days'

Was French Jew's death an antisemitic murder?

Murder of Eyal Haddad near Paris reignites fears about antisemitism in France.

Was French Jew's death an antisemitic murder?

France: Jewish murder victim to be buried in Israel

Eyal Haddad, who was murdered by his Muslim neighbor in a suspected antisemitic attack, to be brought to Israel for burial.

France: Jewish murder victim to be buried in Israel

Jewish man killed in France:

Tunisian Chief Rabbi calls for full investigation into murder

Tunisian Chief Rabbi Haim Bitan reacts to murder of Jewish man from Djerba in France by Muslim neighbor.

Tunisian Chief Rabbi calls for full investigation into murder

French MP:

'Yet another Jew murdered by a Muslim in France'

Jewish French MK Meyer Habib responds to brutal murder of Eyal Haddad by his neighbor.

'Yet another Jew murdered by a Muslim in France'

Jewish man murdered by Muslim neighbor in France

Man turns himself in, confessing to beating Jewish neighbor to death, hiding body.

Jewish man murdered by Muslim neighbor in France

French mayor: ‘Antisemitism has not disappeared and is resurging’

Mayor of Toulouse marks occasion of liberation of city from Nazis to speak out against antisemitism coming from the left and the right.

French mayor: ‘Antisemitism has not disappeared and is resurging’

Lapid to Macron: There must be no more concessions to Iran

PM speaks with French president on ongoing negotiations to revive the JCPOA, notes EU 'final offer' still being negotiated.

Lapid to Macron: There must be no more concessions to Iran

UN scolds France over Muslim headscarf ban

UN committee says France violated an international rights treaty when it banned a woman from wearing a headscarf at school.

UN scolds France over Muslim headscarf ban

French Minister of Justice:

'Whoever harms a Jew, harms the entire republic'

French Justice Minister responds to Jewish MP Meyer Habib who submitted a query regarding the way France is dealing with antisemitism.

'Whoever harms a Jew, harms the entire republic'

Macron:

'Disappointed by lack of progress in Iranian nuclear talks'

Macron urges Ebrahim Raisi to go back to the implementation of Iran's commitments under 2015 nuclear agreement.

'Disappointed by lack of progress in Iranian nuclear talks'

Paris Jews bet on community's future with new giant JCC

Amid existential angst, Parisian Jews bet on their community’s future with a giant new community center.

Paris Jews bet on community's future with new giant JCC

French Jewish students wake up to swastika at Croatian hotel

Incident of antisemitic harassment of school children on Croatian trip leads to police investigation.

French Jewish students wake up to swastika at Croatian hotel

France:

One dead in shooting in Paris

Local media report one person killed, four others injured in shooting at hookah bar. Suspect arrested, incident appears to be gang-related.

One dead in shooting in Paris

Macron warns:

'Antisemitism is stronger and more rampant'

French President warns that "we are not finished with antisemitism" during commemoration of victims of the Holocaust.

'Antisemitism is stronger and more rampant'

Holocaust in France:

France marks 80th anniversary of mass roundup of Jews

President Macron visits site where Jews were detained during roundup, before being forced off to concentration camps.

France marks 80th anniversary of mass roundup of Jews

Abbas to meet Macron in Paris

PA chairman set to discuss peace process and PA elections with French President during July 20 meeting.

Abbas to meet Macron in Paris

French minister:

'Only a few weeks left to revive Iran nuclear deal'

France's new Foreign Minister warns that time is passing for Iran to return to the 2015 deal with world powers.

'Only a few weeks left to revive Iran nuclear deal'

And Africa will flood Europe

Addressing the "great taboo" of our time - the fact that sub-Saharan immigration to Europe is spiraling upwards out of control.Op-ed:

And Africa will flood Europe

Lapid: I told Macron the Iranians don't want a deal

PM tells INN: Govt. to build in settlements only with natural growth, no new settlements.

Lapid: I told Macron the Iranians don't want a deal

Watch:

PM Lapid Welcomed at Charles DeGaulle Airport

Lapid was welcomed at Charles DeGaulle Airport by Israeli Ambassador to France, Israeli Ambassador to the OECD and a French honor guard

PM Lapid Welcomed at Charles DeGaulle Airport

Lapid heads to France to voice Israeli concerns on nuclear deal

PM Lapid's trip to France expected to focus on Iran and Hezbollah.

Lapid heads to France to voice Israeli concerns on nuclear deal

Jewish lawyer to serve as France’s first female speaker

The granddaughter of Jews who fled Eastern Europe in the 1930s, Yael Braun-Pivet is the new speaker of France's National Assembly.

Jewish lawyer to serve as France’s first female speaker

France:

Mural showing Macron as puppet of Jewish advisor to be removed

Fresco on Avignon municipal building depicts French president as puppet with strings being pulled by Jewish political advisor.

Mural showing Macron as puppet of Jewish advisor to be removed

Le Pen hails 'historic victory' in parliamentary election

French far-right leader says her party’s surge in parliamentary election was a “seismic event” in French politics.

Le Pen hails 'historic victory' in parliamentary election

French Elections:

Macron loses parliamentary majority as far-left, far-right soar

Le Pen's nationalist party surges from 8 seats to 89, while far-left alliance more than doubles in size, becomes dominant opposition faction

Macron loses parliamentary majority as far-left, far-right soar

French Elections:

Macron to lose majority in parliament as Le Pen's party surges

French President Emmanuel Macron poised to lose his majority in parliament, while rightist National Rally could see tenfold gain.

Macron to lose majority in parliament as Le Pen's party surges

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy to visit Kyiv

Leaders of the European Union's three biggest countries expected to arrive in Kyiv and meet Zelenskyy.

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy to visit Kyiv

France:

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Paris attacks suspect

Prosecutors demand life sentence without parole for Salah Abdeslam, main suspect in 2015 jihadist attacks that killed 130 people in Paris.

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Paris attacks suspect

European powers to Iran:

'End the nuclear escalation'

France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn Iran's latest steps to scale back compliance with 2015 nuclear deal.

'End the nuclear escalation'

US, Britain, France and Germany seek to censure Iran at IAEA

US, Britain, France and Germany submit motion to IAEA calling on Iran to fully cooperate with it.

US, Britain, France and Germany seek to censure Iran at IAEA

French police arrest neo-Nazis who planned ‘Jew hunt’

Search of suspects' homes reveals large cache of weapons and explosives along with neo-Nazi literature.

French police arrest neo-Nazis who planned ‘Jew hunt’

WJC President receives France’s top distinction

French President Emmanuel Macron names World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder a commander of the Legion of Honor.

WJC President receives France’s top distinction

France:

Antisemitism now suspected in murder of elderly Jew

Prosecutor in Lyon says 89-year-old man who was pushed out of his window by a neighbor may have been killed because he was Jewish.

Antisemitism now suspected in murder of elderly Jew

France:

90-year-old Jewish man pushed to his death in Lyon

Police do not suspect antisemitic motive in death of 90-year-old René Hadjaj after a dispute with his neighbors.

90-year-old Jewish man pushed to his death in Lyon

France’s new PM is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor

President Emmanuel Macron taps Élisabeth Borne, a former Socialist Party politician and ex-cabinet minister, as Prime Minister.

France’s new PM is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor