Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in France
The Mireille Knoll Murder Trial: Will France Deliver Justice This Time?
JNS.org - Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. The story of a Jewish...
‘Dehumanizing’ Murder of Ilan Halimi Solemnly Remembered Amid Continued Threat of Antisemitism in France
A modest crowd of around 100 people gathered in Paris on Sunday afternoon to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping, torture and murder of...
The Holocaust vs. the Rest: A New Threat
JNS.org - “Then again I got a story that’s harder than the hardcore cost of the Holocaust/I’m talkin’ ‘bout the one still goin’ on.” This line...
In Emotional Appeal to Christians, French Archbishop Compares Antisemitism to ‘Pollution’
The Catholic archbishop of the French city of Strasbourg has issued an emotional appeal to his fellow Christians to confront rising antisemitism, which he compared...
Paris Cops Arrest Two Men for Antisemitic Assault on Jewish Victim in His Parents’ Apartment Building
The two men accused of a vicious attack on a Jewish man inside the apartment building in Paris where his parents live have been taken...
Holocaust-Denying Graffiti Found on Wall in French Village Burned Down by Nazis
JNS.org - French politicians from across the political spectrum condemned Holocaust-denying graffiti written on a wall in the village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, where the Nazi massacre...
French Far-Left Leader Accused of Voicing Antisemitic ‘Jews Killed Jesus’ Trope
The leader of France’s main far-left political party is being accused of espousing an antisemitic trope during a recent radio interview. Asked by his interviewer whether...
Daughter of French Jewish Man Stabbed in 2016 Antisemitic Attack Believes Father’s Death Last Month Due to Trauma of Assault
The daughter of a French Jewish man stabbed by an antisemitic Islamist shouting “Allahu Akbar” three-and-a-half years ago believes her father’s recent death was a...
French President Macron Rebuked by Top Judicial Officials After Urging Trial for Antisemitic Murder of Sarah Halimi
French President Emmanuel Macron was locked in a dispute with senior representatives of his country's judiciary on Monday, after earlier expressing support for putting the...
Victims of Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack Remembered, Five Years Later
Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of a deadly terror attack at a kosher supermarket in Paris. On the afternoon of Jan. 9, 2015, shortly before the...
Elderly Woman Suffers Serious Head Injury From Metal Object Thrown at Her Outside Synagogue in Paris
A 79-year-old woman was seriously injured on Tuesday when she was hit in the head by a metal object thrown at her as she exited...
French Jews Furious as Notorious Antisemite Dodges Jail Time for Holocaust Denial
French Jews reacted with fury on Tuesday after the Paris public prosecutor overturned a historic decision reached last month to sentence one of the country's most...
After Latest Antisemitic Incident in Strasbourg, Israeli PM Calls for Global Condemnation of Jew-Hatred
A memorial monument for a synagogue in the French city of Strasbourg that was destroyed by the Nazis was vandalized on Friday night. Strasbourg Mayor Roland...
‘Ça Suffit!’: Thousands Demonstrate in Paris and Across France Against Surging Antisemitism
More than 20,000 demonstrators filled the Place de la Republique in Paris on Tuesday night in response to a nationwide call for mass rallies against...
