Posts Tagged: France antisemitism
Leading French-Algerian Artist Condemns BDS Movement Amid Row Over Venice Biennale Show
A prominent French-Algerian artist on Thursday strongly distanced herself from the movement to boycott Israel, defusing a brewing row over the decision to have her...
‘I Can Truly Understand the Emotion’: French Justice Minister Offers Cautious Reassurance on Criminal Trial for Sarah Halimi’s Killer
France's justice minister told a leading Jewish newspaper this week that she was "particularly touched" by the case of Sarah Halimi -- the 65-year-old Jewish...
French Senator Takes Aim at Legal Protection for ‘Murderous Predators’ as Anger Over Sarah Halimi Trial Decision Persists
A prominent French senator announced her intention this week to fundamentally revise her country's laws on criminal responsibility, following last month's decision by prosecutors in...
French Jews Express ‘Dismay’ and ‘Indignation’ as Accused Antisemitic Killer of Sarah Halimi Evades Criminal Trial
The murderer of an elderly Jewish woman in her Paris apartment in April 2017 was excused a criminal trial by French prosecutors on Thursday, on...
‘You Will Not Erase Our Memory or Our Identity,’ French Rabbi Declares Following Antisemitic Cemetery Desecration
A leading French rabbi declared on Wednesday that the Jewish community would not be intimidated by the desecration with swastikas and other Nazi symbols of...
Despite Killer’s Admission of Guilt, Criminal Trial for Antisemitic Murder of French Jewish Woman Remains in Doubt
Grave doubts over whether the individual accused of the antisemitic murder of a Jewish widow in Paris in 2017 will ever face a criminal trial...
Amid Threats of Far-Right Hooligan Violence, Maccabi Haifa Fans Watch Team Lose to French Side RC Strasbourg
Following police concerns that far-right French hooligans would attack fans of the Maccabi Haifa soccer team attending a crucial European qualifier against French side RC...
French Jews Vow to Appeal Paris Court’s Ruling That Antisemitic Murderer of Sarah Halimi Is ‘Unfit’ for Criminal Trial
Lawyers acting for the family of a French Jewish widow murdered in her own home during a frenzied antisemitic assault have vowed to appeal the...
Paris Suburb Where 2014 Antisemitic Riot Occurred Launches New Tolerance Initiative Cautiously Welcomed by Local Jews
The mayor of a deprived suburb near Paris that was the location of an antisemitic riot in 2014 launched a new campaign to combat racism...
Rabid French Antisemite Dieudonné Sentenced by Paris Court for Money Laundering, Tax Evasion
The rabidly antisemitic French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala was sentenced to two years in prison by the Paris Criminal Court on Friday, which convicted him...
Political Courage Is Needed to Fight Antisemitism in France
Jew-hatred through demonization of Israel is flourishing in France with total impunity. On February 20, 2019, at the annual dinner held by the Jewish umbrella organization...
French Police to Hold Reconstruction of Gruesome Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll
French police will next week hold a reconstruction of the 2018 killing of Mireille Knoll -- the 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was robbed and brutally...
Jewish Couple in Paris Assaulted and Robbed at Home by Gang of Intruders
A Jewish couple in Paris was assaulted and robbed in their own home earlier this week, a Jewish communal security organization confirmed on Thursday, raising the concern...
French Far-Right Activist Alain Soral Receives Another Prison Sentence, This Time for Holocaust Denial
A court in Paris on Monday sentenced the French extreme right-wing activist Alain Soral to a year in prison for engaging in Holocaust denial --...
