France

French Jews ‘relieved’ over Macron victory

French Jewish leaders express satisfaction and relief over presidential election result, but are worried about level of support for Le Pen

Why is New York City honoring a Nazi collaborator?

Jewish groups up in arms over street marker on Broadway honoring French collaborator convicted of treason.

Ambassador to France: MK's tweet was not helpful

Israeli Ambassador to France says Israel supports Macron, slams MK who tweeted in support of Le Pen.

Europe's Jewish leaders congratulate Macron

Conference of European Rabbis, European Jewish Congress congratulate Emmanuel Macron for winning presidential runoff.

Netanyahu: I look forward to working with Macron

Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulates Emmanuel Macron on his victory in the French presidential elections.

Macron campaign office vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

Campaign office of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron vandalized with anti-Semitic and anti-Israel messages on eve of runoff.

French MP rebukes Oren Hazan

Jewish MP slams Likud MK for endorsing nationalist French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who wants to ban shechita, kippot in public.

French chief rabbi joins clergy endorsement of Marcon

French Rabbi Haim Korsia joins Christian and Muslim leaders in endorsing centrist candidate Macron over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Le Pen, Macron attack each other at debate

Marine Le Pen accuses Emmanuel Macron of being complacent about Islamists. Macron says Le Pen insulted many Jews.

Macron at Holocaust Memorial: Never again

French presidential candidate pays homage to the tens of thousands of French Jews killed in the Holocaust.

'Sarah Halimi's murderer is not insane'

French Jewish leader calls on police to treat Halimi's death as a murder - and not an act of insanity.

Le Pen denounces Holocaust doubters

French presidential candidate says she "abhors" Holocaust doubters following her deputy's expression of skepticism about Nazi gas chambers.

Le Pen replacement made statements denying Holocaust

Jean-François Jalkh, Marine Le Pen's replacement as the head of the National Front party in France, has denied Nazis used gas chambers.

France blames Syrian regime for chemical weapons attack

French intelligence services say they have scientific proof that Syrian regime was responsible for April 4 chemical weapons attack.

French mayor fined €2000 for tweeting 'too many Muslim children'

Right-wing French mayor fined 2,000 euros for inciting hatred, after declaring there were 'too many Muslim children' in local schools.

Ten arrested in connection with Paris Hypercacher attacks

Arms dealer among 10 people arrested in investigation into deadly 2015 terrorist attack on kosher supermarket in Paris.

Le Pen says she'd ban shechitah

Far right candidate says she'd ban ritual slaughter if elected President of France.

Money talks:

French investors take interest in Israel

Conference to be attended by 250 senior French businessmen this week to promote French investments in Israel.

The elections in France - as seen from Israel

Watch: ILTV speaks with France expert Naftali Bensimon

Le Pen temporarily steps down from her party

Marine Le Pen steps aside as leader of National Front in order to appeal to wider audience.

'The Challenge - Remembering and Studying the Holocaust'

French ambassador declares at Holocaust memorial ceremony 'France cooperated in this nefarious madness, and we will fight Holocaust denial.'

Le Pen hails 'historic' result

French far-right leader hails election result which showed she will face Emmanuel Macron in runoff.

French Jews fear rise of anti-Israel leftist candidate

Rise of Melenchon, a former Communist Party member and unabashed enemy of Israel, stokes fears among French Jews.

French consulate in New York evacuated after bomb threat

French consulate in New York briefly evacuated following bomb threat.

Trump: Paris attack will probably help Le Pen

President Trump does not endorse Le Pen but believes attack in Paris will help her in the election.

Jewish Le Pen supporter blames weak government for Paris attack

Deadly terror attack in Paris the result of weak, indecisive government, says prominent Jewish backer of Marine Le Pen.

Trial opens for 20 members of French terror cell

Twenty members of a jihadist network thought to have been behind a grenade attack on a Jewish grocery store in 2012 put on trial in France.

France has evidence Assad used chemical weapons

French Foreign Minister says his country has evidence the Syrian government carried out chemical weapons attack in Idlib.

France foils pre-election terror attack

French security services arrest two men accused of plotting an attack, five days before presidential election.

Marine LePen: Fundamentalist Islam is a mortal danger

France's Le Pen accuses rival Macron of being soft on Islamists.

Le Pen: I'll be the greatest defender of French Jewry

National Front presidential candidate slams BDS movement, says her inner circle is free of anti-Semites.

Foreign Ministry condemns Le Pen's Holocaust statement

Israel's Foreign Ministry responds to French candidate's statement, says it goes against French leaders' admission of responsibility.

Le Pen denies France rounded up Jews

Marine Le Pen denies French state was responsible for wartime round-up of Jews who were then sent to Nazi death camps.

Hundreds demonstrate in Paris following murder of Jewish woman

Rally held outside Paris home of Jewish woman murdered by Muslim neighbor.

France expels grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder

France expels Swiss Islamist preacher Hani Ramadan, says he posed a threat to public order.

Vandals smash 80% of headstones in French Jewish cemetery

Unknown perpetrators smash 40 out of 50 headstones in Jewish cemetery east of Paris.

'Krav Maga prevents bullying, instills discipline, confidence'

Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art, is trending in Paris; French anti-Semitism victims says it saved his life.

Europe blasts Israeli construction

Britain, France and Germany condemn Israel's approval of new community for Amona residents, say it undermines peace.

French report questions existence of Islamic anti-Semitism

Report by French authorities questions link between anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred, claims decrease in anti-Semitic incidents.

'How can France allow anti-Semitic demonstrations?'

French MP demands anti-Israel demonstration be cancelled after previous demonstrations devolved into blatant anti-Semitism.

Truck accident topples gravestones in Jewish cemetery near Paris

Truck belonging to the city of Paris plows through a Jewish cemetery and topples 13 tombstones in what authorities say was an accident.

Did the Mossad recruit agents in France?

French newspaper reports Mossad agents tried to recruit French agents to spy for Israel in 2010.

French Jewish community 'a model for integration'

French rabbi says attitudes of country's presidential candidates shows Jewish integration is a model for integrating other communities.

Paris airport attacker was under drugs, alcohol

Blood tests find that suspected Islamic extremist who took soldier hostage at Orly Airport was under influence of drugs and alcohol.

Paris: Man swipes weapon from soldier, shot dead

Security forces shoot Muslim male after he snatches weapon from female soldier.

French candidate promises to protect Jewish rights

In bid to defeat Le Pen, French center-right candidate cozies up to Jews.

School shooting in France leaves 2 injured

A heavily armed student opened fire in his high school in southern France, wounding 2 people.

French conservatives apologize for ‘anti-Semitic’ cartoon

Francois Fillon’s conservative political party apologizes for tweeting anti-Semitic caricature of rival candidate Emmanuel Macron.

France criticizes Trump, but forgets its own past statements

France is losing to Islam

Scholars are warning that the West is losing one of its bastions. Is anyone listening?

French teacher concealing kippah following machete attack

Marseille machete attack victim says he has begun concealing his kippah.

French teen who attacked Jew given 7 years

17-year-old who attacked Jewish teacher in Marseille sentenced to seven years in jail.

France: 4 family members suspected of terror plot

French authorities arrest four members of a family in connection with a plot to carry out an attack.

'Time frozen' in house of missing French family

French family goes missing, leaving behind dirty dishes and bloody cell phone.

'They wanted to shed Jewish blood'

Family of Jews abducted, brutally attacked in Paris suburb describe horrifying attack. 'They held a saw up to my son's neck.'

French MPs demand: Recognize Palestinian statehood now

Ahead of French presidential election, over 150 MPs sign letter calling on President Hollande to grant recognition of Palestinian statehood.

French anti-Semitism rises to surface

Senior journalist says it's 'impossible on one hand to pursue pro-Palestinian policy, then be surprised at present polarization.'

Hollande: France insists on 'two-state solution'

French President says his country is committed to a “two-state solution” and that won't change.

No hate crime charges in robbery of French Jewish couple

French prosecutors reference to hate crimes from indictment of four men suspected of rape and robbery of Jewish home in Paris suburb.

Le Pen backtracking on dual citizenship?

Marine Le Pen appears to backtrack on her proposal to abolish dual citizenship in France if elected.