Posts Tagged: CRIF
French Rabbi Tells of Two Attacks in One Week as Antisemitic Hate Crimes Rise
A French rabbi was attacked on Friday for the second time in a week, reflecting a rise in antisemitic hate crimes across France including high-profile assaults. Elie Lemmel told Reuters he was...
Antisemitism Continues to Skyrocket in France, With Over 1,500 Incidents Recorded in 2024, New Report Finds
Antisemitism in France continued to surge to alarming levels across the country last year, with 1,570 incidents recorded, according to a new bombshell report. The Representative...
EU Lawmaker: Dual Nationals Must Be Able to Join ‘Palestinian Armed Resistance’ if Allowed to Serve in IDF
The Jewish community in France has lambasted a European Union lawmaker for arguing that French-Palestinians must be able to join the "Palestinian armed resistance" if...
Half of French People Adhere to Over 6 Antisemitic Prejudices, 12% Happy to See Jews Leave Country: Survey
Hostility toward the Jewish people has surged to alarming levels in France, where half the population adhere to more than six antisemitic prejudices and nearly...
Man Wears ‘Anti-Jew’ Jersey on Paris Metro as French Jews Decry Public Indifference to Surging Antisemitism
A man wearing a sports jersey with the words "Anti-Jew" written in French was photographed this week riding the Paris metro, prompting an investigation by...
Antisemitic Incidents in France Up 200% This Year, Interior Minister Warns After Attempted Synagogue Arson
There has been a "very significant increase" in antisemitic acts in France this year, according to outgoing French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Sunday...
‘Dirty Jew, This Is What You Deserve’: Elderly French Jewish Woman Assaulted in Paris Suburb
An 88-year-old woman was assaulted outside Paris by two assailants who pushed her to the ground, kicked her, and called her "a dirty Jew" as...
Paris Holocaust Memorial Vandalized With Blood-Red Handprints on Anniversary of Nazi Roundup
A Holocaust memorial in Paris was defaced on Tuesday with painted blood-red hands in what French authorities and Jewish leaders described as a "hateful rallying...
French Jewish Organization Rejects Far Right Party’s Participation in March Against Antisemitism
The umbrella organization representing France's Jewish community of 450,000 has added its voice to the controversy over the participation of a far right party in...
Jews in France Facing ‘Unprecedented Political Threat,’ Warns Newly-Elected Community President Yonathan Arfi
The newly-elected head of the umbrella organization representing Jews in France has warned that the community faces an "unprecedented political threat" as a result of...
Remembrances of Hyper Cacher Victims Begin, Ahead of Sixth Anniversary of Terror Attack
Six years after the tragic events, commemorations began Thursday to the victims of the 2015 Islamist attacks in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo magazine, on...
Jewish Groups, Local Politicians Voice Fury Over Vicious Antisemitic Social Media Attacks on French Beauty Queen
Leading French-Jewish groups, the Israeli Embassy in France, and numerous local politicians on Sunday condemned a storm of antisemitic attacks on social media against April...
Jewish Groups Express Horror Over ‘Barbaric’ Knife Attack at French Church
Jewish groups reacted with horror on Thursday to the knife attack at a Catholic church in the southern French city of Nice in which three...
Leading European Jewish Groups Outraged Over Shouts of ‘Dirty Jew’ at Anti-Racism Protest in Paris
Leading European Jewish organizations and personalities expressed outrage on Sunday after video emerged of ostensibly anti-racism protesters in Paris shouting antisemitic slurs. The video from a...
