French high court upholds Le Pen Holocaust denial conviction
Court upholds Le Pen conviction, while tribunal acquits anti-Semite.
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France accuses Iran of supplying arms to Houthis
France rejects Iran's denial that it is supplying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
American Jews remember murdered French woman
American Jewish organizations remember Mireille Knoll, the 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was murdered in her Paris apartment.
Office of Paris Jewish student group vandalized
'Death to Israel' and 'long live Arafat' written on walls of Jewish student group as France mourns murdered Holocaust survivor.
10,000 march in Paris to memorialize killed Holocaust survivor
Supporters of Marine Le Pen shout 'N for Nazi' at memorial march for slain Holocaust survivor.
Murdered French Jewish woman brought to rest
President Emmanuel Macron in attendance as hundreds attend funeral of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll.
Macron: Murder of Holocaust survivor 'appalling'
French President condemns murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll, vows to fight anti-Semitism.
French Foreign Minister lays wreath at grave of Shimon Peres
Grandson of former president, French FM visit grave of Shimon Peres, recall Peres' contributions to Israel-France relations.
2 charged with brutal murder of French Holocaust survivor
Suspects with prior convictions for rape, violent robbery charged in murder of elderly Jewish Holocaust survivor in Paris.
U.S. Jewish leaders:
'Prosecute suspects in murder of French woman'
Leaders of Conference of Presidents call for vigorous prosecution of suspects arrested in murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.
Police confirm:
Paris Holocaust survivor was murdered because she was Jewish
Prosecutors investigating brutal murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor say suspects targeted woman out of anti-Semitism
'We understand what it is like to lose heroes'
PM Netanyahu meets French Foreign Minister, says Israelis mourn loss of hero cop murdered in ISIS terror attack.
'Even UNESCO cannot change our history in Jerusalem'
President Rivlin tells French Foreign Minister that Israel mourns victims of Friday terror attack, including heroic policeman.
2 arrests in brutal murder of Paris Holocaust survivor
Motive for murder of Jewish woman found stabbed 11 times, burned, unknown. Granddaughter of victim says murderer was Muslim neighbor.
French Jewish MP:
'Holocaust survivor a victim of barbaric murder'
French-Jewish politician Meyer Habib says he has no doubt the murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor was motivated by anti-Semitism.
Holocaust survivor’s body found burnt, stabbed in Paris home
Anti-Semitism watchdog says murder of Holocaust survivor reminiscent of murder of Sarah Halimi. Suspect in custody.
Macron: Southern France attack was 'Islamist terrorism'
French President condemns southern France attack, says ISIS claim of responsibility still being investigated.
ISIS claims attack in southern France
ISIS jihadist group claims responsibility for shooting spree and hostage siege in southern France. Gunman shot dead by security forces.
Hostages taken in apparent ISIS attack in France
One dead as hostages taken in supermarket in apparent terrorist attack in southern France, police officer wounded.
Protesters demand France stop funding 'anti-Israel NGOs'
Pro-Israel groups demonstrate outside of French consulate in Jerusalem, demanding France stop funding far-left organizations in Israel.
France: Consider new sanctions on Iran
France urges European Union to consider new sanctions on Iran over its involvement in Syria’s civil war and its ballistic missile program.
French consulate worker to be tried in Israel
France allows consulate worker who smuggled weapons from Gaza to Judea, Samaria, to be tried in Israel.
'Gun smuggling case unlikely to hurt Israeli-French relations'
Authorities say French man employed by consulate who smuggled guns acted on his own. French officials are cooperating with investigation.
French consulate official smuggled weapons to Judea, Samaria
Two employees of French consulate in Jerusalem suspected of using consulate vehicle to smuggle guns.
French official in J'lem arrested over 'serious' security issue
French national employed by French consulate in Jerusalem suspected of arms smuggling, arrested on Gaza border.
French jihadist who appeared in ISIS execution video killed
Sources say Maxime Hauchard, French jihadist who was seen in ISIS execution video in Syria, was killed in 2017.
French judge drops hate crime charges against Arab gang
Arab gang accused of assaulting Jewish youth outside of synagogue will not face hate crime charges, French judge rules.
Policy paper:
'Ethnic cleansing being perpetrated against French Jews'
University of Paris lecturer describes series of events pointing to 'ethnic cleansing' of French Jews in article published by local media.
France's Macron vows cyber hate crackdown
French President Macron promises to work towards forcing web operators to remove hateful content.
Macron: Trump's Jerusalem recognition was an 'error'
French President says he won't follow in Trump's footsteps because doing so would cause France to lose its status of honest broker.
French police arrest four teens over anti-Semitic attack
Police in France arrest four teenagers of Arab descent who are suspected of beating a Jewish boy with a stick north of Paris.
Paris suburb rescinds symbolic recognition of ‘Palestine’
French town walks back symbolic recognition of Palestinian statehood.
French Jewish woman's murder declared anti-Semitic
Judge adds anti-Semitism to charges against Muslim accused of murdering 65-year-old Sarah Halimi.
Acid placed in stroller burns French rabbi’s baby
Police investigate whether incident was motivated by anti-Semitism.
Arutz Sheva host receives France's highest honor
Veteran journalist and Arutz Sheva host Walter Bingham awarded the Legion d’Honneur for his role in the invasion of Normandy.
Man who rented apartment to Paris attackers found not guilty
31-year-old who rented his flat to jihadists who carried out 2015 Paris attacks found not guilty.
France returns paintings to heirs of Jews who fled Nazis
French government transfers 16th century paintings to descendants of Jews forced to flee Europe in World War II.
French Muslim singer leaves 'The Voice' after anti-Israel posts
Viral media sensation forced to step down after extremist anti-Israel social media posts exposed. 'Israelis are war criminals.'
France: Racism drops, anti-Semitism rises
French Interior Ministry reports 16% drop in racist incidents, 22% rise in attacks on Jewish sites.
French PM: We're facing a new form of anti-Semitism
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe warns France is facing new form of anti-Semitism marked by violence.
Jewish boy, 8, beaten in Paris suburb in anti-Semitic attack
Teens attack, beat Jewish boy in what French police are treating as an anti-Semitic assault.
French lawmakers banned from wearing religious symbols
Lawmakers prohibited from wearing religious symbols in parliament 'to maintain atmosphere of neutrality.'
France: Iran not respecting UN resolution on missiles
France’s foreign minister says Iran not respecting UN Resolution 2331 which calls on it to refrain from work on ballistic missiles.
French broadcaster blasted for prime-time Holocaust joke
French lawyer slams media for disallowing jokes about women but allowing a woman to make jokes about the Holocaust.
France: 33-year-old charged with planning terror attack
33-year-old man who pledged allegiance to ISIS charged with planning a terror attack.
Macron stresses importance of 'respecting' Iran deal
French President calls for the "necessary respect" of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers in conversation with Netanyahu.
French kosher store burns down on anniversary of attack
Prosecutor says arson suspected, after Jewish grocery store scorched following vandalism incident.
French Prime Minister's nephew stabbed in Israel
Nephew of French premier stabbed during recent trip to southern Israeli city of Eilat.
Outrage after French mayor scraps pork-free school meals
Mayor eliminates alternative school lunches, claiming pork-free options are 'anti-Republican.'
French President:
'U.S., Israel's comments on Iran could lead to war'
French President Macron says tone of comments adopted by U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia towards Iran is virtually “a path to war”.
French Foreign Minister postpones Iran trip
French President Emmanuel Macron urges Iranian counterpart to show restraint, as Foreign Minister postpones schedule trip to Tehran.
French tax authority denies accusation it targeted Jews
Globes report says French DGFiP has a unit dedicated to targeting French Jews.
French publisher recalls children's mag. saying Israel not real
Bayard recalls Youpi children's magazine issue questioning Israel's existence after outcry by French Jewish community
French children's magazine: Israel is not a real country
French Jewish organizations angered by Youpi children's magazine statement that Israel is not a country like France or Germany.
This Hanukkah event was Corsica's 'biggest ever' celebration
Local rabbi says Corsica just had its first public Hanukkah celebration.
Assad: France a backer of 'terrorism'
Syrian President blasts France, says it has "no right to talk about peace" in his country.
Macron: ISIS will be crushed by February
French President predicts ISIS will be crushed in Syria by February, says there may be no choice but talk to Assad.
European leaders push back against J'lem declaration
Days after PM's visits in Europe, French and Belgian leaders reportedly advancing proposal for J'lem to serve as capital of two states.
Netanyahu to Macron: Read the Bible - Jerusalem is our capital!
Netanyahu slams efforts to deny Jerusalem as Israel's capital, while French President Macron urges Israel to restrain settlement expansion.
French Antifa: 'Palestine is from the Jordan river to the sea'
French Antifa calls for ‘striking a blow’ in Paris over US Jerusalem recognition.
