France

World leaders congratulate Macron over election victory

US President Joe Biden to Macron: I look forward to our continued close cooperation.

Paris:

Officers open fire on car that tried to hit them

Police in central Paris shoot dead two people after firing on car that was trying to hit them. Background to incident unclear.

Bennett congratulates Macron:

'I have no doubt ties will continue to grow stronger'

Israeli leaders congratulate French President after exit polls show he will be re-elected for second term.

France Presidential Election:

Emmanuel Macron defeats Marine Le Pen

President Macron holds lead over right-wing challenger as polls close in France. Le Pen concedes race.

French Election:

Analysis: Far-right could be a partner to the Jewish community

Eldad Beck, Israel Hayom's foreign correspondent to Europe, shows why elections in France should be of interest to Israel.

Priest attacked with knife at church in Nice, France

2 hurt in knife attack at church as French citizens vote in runoff for presidential election.

French Jews honor 79th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto uprising

France’s main Jewish organization honors the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising with a special ceremony.

France:

Two indicted for assaulting Jew who died fleeing them

French prosecutors indict two men for assaulting Jérémie Cohen, a Jew who died while fleeing attackers.

Germany, France, Italy and Spain condemn Jerusalem violence

Four European countries condemn Temple Mount clashes, call for "maximum restraint" from all sides.

Roman Abramovich’s $120 million mansion seized by France

The historic estate is one of 12 French homes owned by the Russian-Israeli billionaire that authorities have seized.

France:

Two Jewish groups file police complaint over text messages

French Jewish groups claim Eric Zemmour inappropriately sent campaign texts targeting Jewish voters.

France: 2 in custody over death of Jewish man hit by tram

New details have emerged on the harrassment of a kippah-wearing young man by Muslims, leading him to flee into the path of a tram.

French pres candidate probed for text message sent to Jews

Privacy watchdog to investigate whether Eric Zemmour illegally used database based on religion to send message to Jewish community members.

French Presidential Election:

Exit polls show Macron and Le Pen advancing to second vote

President Emmanuel Macron leads in exiting polling for first round of voting, rightist Marine Le Pen in close second.

Macron condemns Tel Aviv attack - in Hebrew

French President Emmanuel Macron writes Hebrew Facebook post: France stands alongside the citizens of Israel more than ever.

The 28-year-old French Jew advising French presidential hopeful

Meet Sarah Knafo, the 28-year-old French Jew advising, and dating, right-wing Jewish presidential candidate Éric Zemmour.

Jewish org decries 'uninhibited antisemitism' at Paris university

Neo-Nazi graffiti leads to outcry but is part of pattern of daily antisemitism at U of Paris Nanterre, Jewish student union charges.

Shocking video from Paris:

Jewish man hit by tram: Accident or murder?

Family says man who was hit by a tram had been running away from Muslim attackers and didn't see the tram coming.

French LGBT groups accuse Éric Zemmour of denying Nazi crimes

LGBT orgs file criminal complaint against presidential hopeful over claim homosexuals weren't deported en masse from France during Holocaust

Herzog:

'Terror will not defeat us'

President Isaac Herzog speaks at memorial ceremony marking one decade since the Toulouse and Montauban terror attacks.

French soccer league launches campaign against antisemitism

Governing body that runs the major professional soccer leagues in France has launched a campaign to combat antisemitism in soccer.

10yrs after Toulouse attack:

Macron to host Israeli Pres. for ten-year memorial ceremony

French presidential couple to host Israeli counterparts for memorial ceremony marking decade since terror attack at Toulouse Jewish school.

Éric Zemmour

French Jewish presidential candidate accused of sexual abuse

Right-wing French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour accused by eight women of sexual misconduct dating back to 1999.

85% of French Jews believe antisemitism is widespread in France

Antisemitism survey finds that 85 percent of French Jews believe that antisemitism and antisemitic sentiments are widespread in France.

It will take 10 years to reconquer the Islamized areas of France

A report by Le Figarp, tells of French hospitals heavily infiltrated by Islamists where doctors refuse to treat women and Jews. Op-ed.

European powers warn against 'exploiting' Iran talks

Britain, France and Germany hint at Russia as they warned against moves to "exploit" Iran nuclear negotiations.

France: More delays could jeopardize Iran nuclear talks

France warns that further delays in talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could jeopardize the chances of reaching an agreement.

Macron announces re-election bid

French President announces he will run for a second term in April's elections.

'Anti-Semitic attack on French Jewish candidate is unacceptable'

Wiesenthal Centre urges French officials to safeguard Jewish community, condemns anti-Semitic graffiti attacking French Jewish candidate.

Volunteers guard Jewish cemeteries in northeastern France

Rising antisemitic vandalism in France has led to a program where volunteers guard historic Jewish sites in Alsace region.

Ukraine crisis

Biden and Putin agree to Macron-mediated summit

Elysee Palace says summit “can only be held if Russia does not invade Ukraine”.

France:

Iran on verge of new nuclear deal

French foreign minister says nuclear deal will be announced next week, with the unfreezing $7 billion in Iranian assets.

France to return 15 works of art looted from Jews during WWII

France’s senate is expected to approve the restitution of 15 works of art looted from their Jewish owners by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

French minister condemns headscarf ban for soccer players

French gender equality minister supports Muslim women soccer players who are seeking to overturn headscarf ban.

Smotrich in France:

'I'm your emissary in Israel'

MK Bezalel Smotrich meets representatives of French Jewish organizations in Paris.

France to return Nazi looted artwork to Jewish heirs

The French government will return 15 pieces of art that were looted by the Nazis to descendants of their Jewish owners.

Report: 3/4 of French Jews have experienced antisemitic acts

American Jewish Committee survey finds nearly three quarters of French Jews have experienced antisemitic acts.

France: 16 teachers at Orthodox school arrested for abuse

Teachers at prominent Orthodox school in France arrested and dozens of students placed in state custody amid abuse allegations.

Macron to Iranian counterpart:

'Accelerate efforts to make progress in nuclear talks'

French President Macron speaks to Iranian counterpart Raisi, stresses need to accelerate nuclear talks.

Israelis stuck in France after pilot falls ill

150 Israelis say they were abandoned by Arkia after their flight was canceled. Airline says an alternate flight crew is on the way.

European officials:

'Talks with Iran reaching their final stage'

France says there are some signs that talks with Iran could succeed.

France: Antisemitic incidents increased by 75% in 2021

French Jewish community reports increase of 75% in antisemitic incidents in 2021.

Israeli Views of Antisemitism:

Poll: France now tied with Poland as most antisemitic EU country

Poll shows Israelis expect situation for Jews in Europe to get worse. France now viewed as most antisemitic EU country, tied with Poland.

Report:

Police waited outside Sarah Halimi's home while she was murdered

French parliamentary report on the Sarah Halimi murder case reopens the wound it sought to heal.

Chief Rabbi of France:

'Even today there are those who seek to destroy us'

'World has a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism’, says France's chief rabbi at event marking 80th anniversary of infamous Nazi conference

France moves closer to banning headscarves in sports

French Senate votes in favor of banning headscarves in sports competitions.

European countries condemn Sheikh Jarrah eviction

France, Germany, Italy and Spain criticize eviction of illegal building in Jerusalem neighborhood, condemn Israeli construction.

France:

Jewish presidential candidate fined for inciting racial hatred

Eric Zemmour fined 10,000 euros after calling migrants “killers, thieves and rapists”.

France shuts down Islamist mosque for antisemitic incitement

France closes Islamist mosque in resort town of Cannes for antisemitic incitement and links to two banned Islamist groups.

France: We are still far from an agreement with Iran

France's Foreign Minister says progress was made but Iran and world powers are still far from any agreement.

Macron VS. Anti-vaxxers

French Pres. promises to 'hassle' unvaccinated

French Pres. Macron says he won't 'vaccinate by force' but 'really wants to hassle' those who refuse vaccination against COVID-19.

French Jewish community leader awarded the Legion of Honor

Francis Kalifat, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, has been made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Jewish woman badly beaten by teens robbing her Paris apartment

Elderly Jewish woman tied up and brutally beaten for half an hour as 16-year old assailants search her Paris apartment for jewelry.

France condemns Iran's satellite rocket launch

France says Iran's rocket launch is "all the more regrettable" as nuclear talks are ongoing.

Art looted by Nazis in France returned to Jewish owner's heirs

Paintings and drawings looted by the Nazis from a private art collection have been restituted to heirs of an Egyptian Jewish businessman.

French consulate refuses to register Judea and Samaria couples

Consulate does not recognize marriage certificates of French citizens who married in Israel and registered in Judea and Samaria.

'How could the country of rights for all men do such a thing?'

French-Jewish MP Meyer Habib rebukes French parliament for UN vote erasing Jewish history on the Temple Mount.

France: WWII memorial vandalized with anti-COVID pass slogan

Mont Valerien west of Paris vandalized with “Anti Pass” painted in large letters.

The Algerian Jew

Zemmour does not want yesterday's Algeria to be the France of tomorrow where Jews are kidnapped and tortured by the decolonized. Op-ed/

Jewish senior attacked in his Paris home by anti-Semites

Elderly Jewish man tied to chair, beaten and robbed in his Paris apartment by anti-Semitic assailants looking for where he kept the "gold."