Posts Tagged: France
Macron Tells PM to Hold Talks After Worst Unrest in Paris for Decades
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister on Sunday to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators, as he sought a way out of...
France’s Fight Against Islamic Radicalization: The Writing Is Still on the Wall
French president Emmanuel Macron, in a major policy address at the August annual French ambassadors’ conference, reiterated that the fight against Islamist terrorism is his...
France Seizes Iranian Assets in Retaliation for Bomb Plot
France seized assets belonging to Iran's intelligence services and two Iranian nationals in response to a June plot to attack an exiled Iranian opposition group's...
Legendary French Singer Charles Aznavour, Whose Family Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, Dies at 94
Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour, whose family helped rescue Jews during the Holocaust, died on Sunday at the age of 94. Aznavour, commonly referred to as...
Ceremony Honoring French Terror Victims to Be Held on Yom Kippur
Despite the disturbingly high number of terror attacks on French Jews in recent years, there will be little or no Jewish presence at this year's ceremonies marking...
Illusory to Think Syrian Refugees Can Return Now, France Says
France dismissed on Thursday any suggestion that millions of Syrian refugees could start returning home, as urged by Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Ministry...
France’s Reputation Is at Stake Again Over the Murder of Sarah Halimi
JNS.org - For the second time in 20 years, France basked in the accomplishment of winning the World Cup with a team whose diverse backgrounds...
Are the Jews of France Doomed?
Nice, France -- I was getting out of our car with my wife and children on a main thoroughfare in Nice when a young French-Jewish...
A Double Whammy for the Jews of France
JNS.org - The sun may be shining, but these are dark days for the Jews of France -- as they have sustained a double whammy. The...
French Court Convicts Antisemitic Gang for Brutal Robbery, Rape of Jewish Couple in 2014
Three members of an antisemitic gang who robbed a young Jewish couple in Paris in 2014, and raped their female victim during the ordeal, have been...
Netanyahu Holds Marathon Series of Talks With World Leaders After Iran Nuclear Program Revelations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding a marathon series of talks with world leaders following his revelation of a cache of thousands of documents...
Shot Gun-Wielding Man Threatens Staff of Holocaust Memorial in Northwestern France
A young man described as a "nationalist" threatened the employees of the Memorial of the Deported in the French region of Mayenne on Tuesday. The memorial is...
New York Times ‘Dances Around’ Islamist Anti-Semitism in France
A New York Times news article from Paris goes out of its way to obscure the motivation of a series of antisemitic hate crimes. The Times...
Resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri Accepts Invitation to Come to France
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted an invitation to come to France after his surprise resignation from Saudi Arabia nearly two weeks ago that stunned Lebanon and rattled...
