Posts Tagged: France antisemitism
Irishman Who Threatened to Shoot Jewish Couple in France Gets Suspended Sentence, Sparking Outrage
A French court has sentenced an Irishman who threatened to shoot a Jewish couple to six months of suspended prison time, prompting outrage from Jewish...
France Riots: Macron Rejects Interior Minister’s Resignation as Synagogue, Jewish Businesses Vandalized
French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's offer to resign, asking him to stay amid increasingly violent nationwide protests in which a...
French Far-Right Leader Bardella Says He Has Filed Lawsuit Over Antisemitic Remarks Claim
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Monday he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over a report alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages over a decade ago, saying the story was an effort to "destabilize" campaigning ahead of next year's...
French Court Drops Antisemitism Charges in Assault of Three Jewish Students, Sparking Outrage
A French court on Thursday tossed out antisemitism-motivated charges against a woman convicted of assaulting three Jewish students in a group attack in 2024, in...
France’s Young Voters Rally Behind Anti-Israel Far Left as Political Extremes Rise Ahead of 2027 Presidential Race
As candidates on both the far right and far left gain ground ahead of France's 2027 presidential election, growing support among young voters for the...
Turkey Set to Boost Diyanet Budget by Over 30% as Religious Agency Expands Influence Abroad
Turkey's government is expected to allocate almost $5 billion to its controversial Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) next year, marking a substantial budget increase that has...
80-Year-Old Israeli Tourist Brutally Attacked in Paris Hotel Room, Suffers Severe Facial Fractures
An elderly Israeli tourist was brutally attacked in her Paris hotel room early Friday, suffering multiple severe facial fractures, with authorities investigating the assault but...
France Tightens Security Around Jewish Sites Ahead of High Holy Days Amid Rising Antisemitic Threats
France is ramping up security around synagogues and Jewish religious gatherings ahead of the High Holy Days, urging authorities nationwide to maintain "extreme vigilance" as...
From Italy to France, Jews Face Mounting Abuse as Antisemitic Incidents Surge Across Europe
Amid a worsening climate of anti-Israel hostility and rising antisemitism across Europe, Jews and Israelis are increasingly finding themselves targeted in public spaces, with a...
Statue Honoring Alfred Dreyfus Finds Permanent Home in Paris More Than a Century After His Exoneration
A statue honoring Alfred Dreyfus — the Jewish French army captain wrongly convicted of espionage in the late 19th century — has finally found a...
Paris Grants Honorary Citizenship to Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank, Drawing Backlash From Jewish Community
The new Socialist mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has awarded honorary citizenship to Palestinian civilians and journalists, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from...
French Far-Left Leader, Presidential Candidate Under Fire for Antisemitism Threatens Israel With Military Force
The leader of France's largest leftist coalition in parliament and a 2027 presidential candidate appeared to threaten Israel with international military action, marking the latest...
Jewish Teens in France Tell US Ambassador About Enduring Antisemitism in Schools
Nine members of the Chabad youth group CTeen France met last week with US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner to discuss their experiences of antisemitism...
Man Suspected of Plotting Violent Attack Had Sought to Target Louvre, Jewish Community, Officials Say
A 27-year-old man suspected of plotting a violent attack and of planning to join Islamic State in Syria or Mozambique had sought to target a Parisian museum and the Jewish community, though no specific target was identified, a source...
