Posts Tagged: France Jews
France’s Double Battle: Facing Islamist Threats at Home, Undermining Allies Abroad
France’s recent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood marks a long-overdue defense of Western liberalism. A leaked intelligence report exposing the Brotherhood’s covert penetration of French...
‘Dirty Jew’: Jewish Man Brutally Attacked in France
A Jewish man wearing a Star of David pendant was brutally attacked and called a "dirty Jew" in France last week, according to local media...
Anti-Israel Hate, Iranian Influence Take Center Stage at Olympic Games
The 2024 Olympic Games have come at a time of enormous global tensions. Conflicts between countries are raging, Paris is on edge, and security concerns...
Associated Press Sneakily Whitewashes Antisemitism in Coverage of French-Jewish Girl’s Rape
Last weekend, the Associated Press subtly whitewashed antisemitism in its coverage of the rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in France. It did so in an...
Antisemitism on the Rise: A First Person Account of Being a Jew in France
My friend, Marc, lives in a medium-sized city in France with a medium-sized Jewish community. He considers himself a “medium” Jew. He wears a Star...
France Appoints Politician of Jewish Origin as Youngest PM in Its History
France on Tuesday appointed its youngest ever prime minister who is also the first openly gay man to hold the post — and the fourth...
Conviction of French Synagogue Bomber Is a Better Late Than Never Verdict
Early on the morning of October 3, 1941, in the midst of the cruel occupation of Paris by Germany, seven synagogues in Paris were severely...
Media Report on Paris Synagogue Bombing Trial Blurs Terrorism
Late on April 21, a report by the BBC’s Paris correspondent, Hugh Schofield, appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page under the headline,...
The US and France Must Both Tackle Antisemitism
There is a common French expression used when a task seems futile -- "pisser dans un violon." Sadly, combating the hatred of Jews and denial...
French Show Features Jews as Marijuana Sellers for Laughs
The plot is absurd. The dialogue contains lines that a real human would never say. And some of the plot turns are beyond predictable. Even...
A View From Here: The Ongoing Predicament of French Antisemitism
From this side of the ocean, attempting to analyze contemporary French antisemitism sometimes feels like a roller coaster ride. The history of French Jewry, which has...
What the World’s Jews Owe to Napoleon
It's been 200 years since French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died, at 51 years old, on the British island of Saint Helena, where he was held...
No Justice for Jews in France
For better or for worse, Jews are instinctively guided by memory. The Torah embedded Zachor in our national DNA 3,000 years ago in Egypt, and...
Antisemitism and Four Travesties of Justice
Four years after the murder in Paris of Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew, mother, and doctor, the case is back in the news in...
