France Jews

French politicians propose law to make modern antisemitism punishable

The law would make terrorist apologism, denying Israel's existence, and the comparison of Jews or Israel to the Holocaust illegal.

'France has always been antisemitic,' former French foreign minister says

He did however add that, with the war, many might find it hard "not to be antisemitic when you see the destruction caused by the Israeli army in Gaza.”

Attackers physically, verbally assault Jewish boy in Paris

The boy was called a "dirty Jew" by the attackers, who succeeded in throwing him to the ground and kicking him in the mouth.

The assault on Judaism: France takes the lead

Until this weekend, France was hiding behind the posture that it is “just following orders” - just as it did in the 1940s.

06/10/2024

WJC's Lauder, France's Macron discuss Jewish community in Paris meeting

Macron reaffirmed his unconditional support for France's Jewish community and emphasized the importance of resolving the Israel-Hamas conflict, including the safe return of the remaining hostages.

Suspect arrested for terror attack outside French synagogue injuring officer

A French police officer was injured on Saturday when a blazing car exploded in the car park of a synagogue in the coastal town of La Grande-Motte.

‘Hitler was right': French Jews harassed on Paris, Montpellier metros

The Paris Police Prefecture said on Thursday that it was looking for a man who verbally harassed an Orthodox Jewish family.

'Jews have no more than ten years left in France' says Sarcelles Rabbi

"I don’t want to play with you because you’re a Jew," Jewish children in France are being told as they are pressured to convert to Islam by their peers on the playground.

Paris Grande Synagogue treasurer: ‘French Jews must stay in France’

Levy explained that many of the fears around rising antisemitism were exaggerated, and said that he had never encountered antisemitism himself.

'Jews live here': French anti-antisemitism campaign hits close to home

The video shows the effect of antisemitism on French Jews through the eyes of a non-Jewish family friend.

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