Posts Tagged: Paris antisemitism
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...
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 Appeals Court Rejects Antisemitism Charge in Case of Nanny Who Poisoned Jewish Family
A French appeals court has acquitted a nanny of antisemitism charges after she was sentenced for poisoning the food of the Jewish family she worked...
French Appeals Court Rules Vandalism of Memorial for Murdered Jew Not Antisemitic
A French appeals court has acquitted Tunisian twin brothers of antisemitism charges after they cut down an olive tree planted to honor Ilan Halimi, a...
Paris Kosher Restaurant Doused With Acid Amid Surge in Antisemitism Across France
A kosher restaurant in Paris has been vandalized with acid, damaging the facility and leading the prosecutor's office to open an investigation into what authorities...
France Marks 20th Anniversary of Ilan Halimi’s Death as Macron Condemns Rising Antisemitism
France on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Ilan Halimi — the young Jewish man who was brutally tortured to death in...
France Continues to See Surge in Antisemitism, New Government Data Shows, Amid Rampant Hostility Toward Jews
Antisemitism in France remained at alarmingly high levels last year, with 1,320 incidents recorded nationwide, as Jews and Israelis faced several targeted attacks amid a...
Three Jewish Men Threatened With Knife in Paris as Antisemitic Attacks Surge
Three Jewish men were harassed by a knife-wielding individual in Paris, in the latest antisemitic incident to spark outrage within France's Jewish community, prompting local...
French Court Rejects Antisemitism Charge in Murder of 89-Year-Old Jewish Man
A French court on Thursday tossed out antisemitic-motivated charges against a 55-year-old man convicted of murdering his 89-year-old Jewish neighbor in 2022, in what appears...
Jewish Primary School in Paris Vandalized Amid Surge in Antisemitic Attacks
A Jewish primary school in eastern Paris was vandalized over the weekend, with windows smashed and security equipment damaged, prompting a criminal investigation and renewed...
A French Court Acquitted a Nanny Who Poisoned a Jewish Family of Antisemitism. Now Prosecutors Are Appealing.
Prosecutors in France have appealed a court ruling that convicted a nanny of poisoning the food of the Jewish family for whom she worked but...
French Nanny Faces Trial for Poisoning Jewish Family in Case Stirring Outrage Amid Rising Antisemitic Attacks
An Algerian woman residing illegally in France is set to stand trial on Tuesday on antisemitism-aggravated charges after admitting to poisoning the food of the...
French Court Cuts Sentence for Teen in Antisemitic Gang Rape of 12-Year-Old Jewish Girl
More than a year after the brutal gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl, a French court has dramatically reduced the sentence of one of...
