Posts Tagged: France Jewish community
Israeli Foreign Minister Says ‘No Place’ for Macron Visit if France Continues With Palestinian State Recognition
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Thursday urged his French counterpart to drop France's plan to recognize a Palestinian state, saying that French President Emmanuel...
French Lawmaker Under Fire for Pro-Hamas Comments, Questioning Antisemitic Attack Figures
European Union lawmaker Rima Hassan is drawing criticism after spreading pro-Hamas rhetoric and questioning the reported surge of antisemitic attacks targeting France's Jewish community, renewing...
French Authorities Replant Memorial Olive Tree and Launch Seventh Ilan Halimi Award
French authorities planted a new olive tree on Wednesday to honor Ilan Halimi, nearly a decade after the young French Jewish man was tortured to...
Tunisian Brothers to Face Trial for Cutting Down Olive Tree Honoring Murdered Jew Ilan Halimi in France
Two Tunisian twin brothers have been arrested in France after allegedly cutting down an olive tree that had been planted to honor Ilan Halimi, a...
Jewish Teen Assaulted in Lyon as France Faces Growing International Scrutiny Over Rising Antisemitism
French authorities have opened an investigation after a Jewish teenager was physically assaulted and subjected to antisemitic slurs while leaving a synagogue last week —...
US-France Tensions Rise Over Antisemitism as New Data Shows Sharp Increase in French Attacks
As Washington presses Paris over its handling of antisemitism, new data shows anti-Jewish hate crimes in France remain far above pre–Oct. 7, 2023, levels nearly...
Macron Pushes Back Against Netanyahu’s Claim France Inflamed Antisemitism Through Palestinian State Recognition
French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's argument connecting a rise in hate against France's Jewish community with the recent decision...
Olive Tree Honoring Murdered Jew Ilan Halimi Cut Down in France, Sparking Outrage Amid Rising Antisemitism
An olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 was vandalized and cut down this week, sparking...
France Halts Visa Renewals for El Al Staff Amid Growing Airport Worker Protests Targeting Israel Flights
France has halted visa renewals for security personnel of the Israeli airline El Al amid rising diplomatic tensions, according to multiple reports, as airport workers...
Israeli Airline El Al’s Paris Offices Vandalized Amid Rising Anti-Jewish Violence, Tensions in France
The Paris offices of Israeli airline El Al were vandalized, with walls and doors defaced by antisemitic graffiti and pro-Palestinian slogans, amid a sharp rise...
Gazan Student Expelled From Top French University Over Antisemitic Posts Leaves France Amid Criminal Probe
The Palestinian student who was recently expelled from the prestigious Sciences Po Lille over antisemitic social media posts has left France shortly after being placed...
France, Spain Locked in Diplomatic Dispute Over Removal of French Jewish Teenagers From Flight
The forced removal of French Jewish teenagers from a flight in Spain has triggered political outrage in France, after their group leader was handcuffed by...
France Demands Probe Into Refugee Vetting Process as Gazan Expelled by Top University Over Antisemitic Posts
A Palestinian from Gaza studying at the prestigious Sciences Po Lille has been expelled after French authorities discovered hundreds of antisemitic social media posts, including...
French Prosecutors Seek Trial of 6 for Deadly 1982 Terror Attack on Jewish Restaurant
French authorities have requested that six suspects be tried before a special terrorism court for their alleged involvement in a deadly terrorist attack on a...
