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'From the river to the sea' could be punishable under new French law, says MP Yadan - interview

French MP Caroline Yadan's Bill 575, which seeks to combat “renewed forms of antisemitism,” has already been adopted by the French National Assembly Law Committee.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Caroline Yadan in Jerusalem, February 17.
‘All the security is not a normal life,’ Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post as French Jews face an uncertain future.

Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals

The new Anti-Religious Acts Report 2025 found that almost 2,500 antireligious acts were carried out last year, similar to the number in 2024.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

A fractured bond: France, Israel, and French Jews at a defining moment - analysis

History, identity, and antisemitism are colliding, forcing a long overdue reckoning

|ByROBERT EJNES
A police officer wearing a bulletproof vest with a plate carrier marked POLICE stands in Rillieux la Pape in Lyon in France on November 10 2025.

Trial begins against French murderer who threw elderly Jewish neighbor off Lyon balcony

While the defendant, Rachid Kheniche, denies antisemitic motivation, he has so far been charged with aggravated murder because of the victim's religion.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Meyer Habib: I am very worried about France, it is much more antisemitic than Belgium

Former French MP Meyer Habib describes his worries about France's future as antisemitism soars across Europe and violence becomes normalized.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByMAYA COHEN
French Union of Democrats and Independents deputy Meyer Habib delivers a speech during a debate on Palestine status

PSG fans unveil 'Free Palestine' banner as France v Israel Paris game approaches

Paris St Germain said they had not been aware "of any plans to display such a message."

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByREUTERS
Students hold Palestinians flags as they take part in the occupation of a street in front of the Sciences Po university during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon, the day after the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack, in Paris, France, October 8, 2024.

Teenagers allegedly attempt to rape Jewish man in antisemitic Paris attack

Passers-by reportedly subdued the two suspects, stopping the alleged assault, and held them until police arrived

NOVEMBER 1, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Tourists look at the Eiffel Tower from the Place de la Concorde as the sun sets over Paris, France, October 24, 2024.

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.

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

'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.”

OCTOBER 22, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
VENICE, ITALY - OCTOBER 10: Bernard Kouchner, Aurora Prize Selection Committee member and Co-Founder of Médecins Sans Frontières at the Aurora Dialogues: Health Security & Humanitarian Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on October 10, 2021 at Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael in Venice, Italy.

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.

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

The assault on Judaism: Will the US hold Macron accountable as France takes the lead - opinion

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

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByGOL KALEV
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference about the priorities of his Renaissance party and its allies ahead of the early legislative elections in Paris, France, June 12, 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.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks during a music festival in the courtyard of the Élysée presidential palace in Paris, on Friday. Macron has opened a Pandora’s box that leaves French citizens disoriented, worried, and angry, says the writer.

Suspect arrested for terror attack outside French synagogue causing car explosion, one injured

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.

AUGUST 24, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, EYAL GREEN, REUTERS
Reported footage of the suspect who perpetrated a terror attack in a synagogue in France, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and armed with a pistol.

‘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.

AUGUST 18, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Police officer patrols on the Trocadero square in front of the Olympic rings displayed on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Paris, France, June 7, 2024.