Posts Tagged: France
Conflicting Issues Pressure French Jews Who Want to Stay in France
Despite widespread reports of French Jews leaving their home country in droves over the surge in antisemitic attacks over the past several years, many remain hellbent on staying, The Daily Beast...
Report: Industries Poised to Rush to Iran as Investors Remain Skeptic
While European energy giants like Royal Shell and the Italian Eni sPa have already licked their lips at Iran's reopening markets, many investors are still wary over Iran's troubled past, Bloomberg reported on Friday. "Investors...
Report: Thousands of French Jews Expected to Make Aliyah to Israel This Summer
Almost half a year after the bloody terrorist attack at Paris's Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, and in the shadow of increasing antisemitism, thousands of French Jews...
Report: Assailants Hold French Jewish Family Hostage at Home, Beat Victims
At least two assailants bound and held a Jewish family hostage in their home on Wednesday and beat their victims, in what French police say...
Jewish Leader Calls for Urgent Online Campaign to Combat Antisemitism in France (INTERVIEW)
A widespread online campaign to infiltrate social networks and disrupt a dialogue of antisemitism and Holocaust denial is necessary to stem the growing tide of...
Top Israeli Diplomat Says ‘Absurd’ to Believe Iran’s Claim it Will Join Fight Against Global Terror
A senior Israeli diplomat called “absurd” Iran’s assessment that it could become a warrior in the international struggle against extremist terrorism. Writing for the British Telegraph...
IDF Soldier Says ISIS ‘Brainwashed’ Her Jewish Cousin Into Joining the Syrian Civil War
An Operations Sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces who is slated to become an officer is also the cousin of an ISIS fighter who was...
In First Interview Since Attack, Hyper Cacher Terror Victim Recounts Harrowing Experience
One of the victims of the January terror attack against a Kosher supermarket in Paris revisited his experience working closely with the 32-year-old gunman as the...
Spanish Sports Writer Claims ‘Jewish Lobby’ Pressuring Barcelona to Ditch Qatar Sponsorship
Spanish sports commentator Xavier Bosch wrote a column this week claiming a "Jewish lobby" and the Mossad were influencing the FC Barcelona soccer club. In his latest op-ed for Mundo Deportivo, Bosch...
French Islamist Group Goes On Trial After Authorities Find Jewish Target List, Nuclear Bomb Manual
Fourteen members of Forsane Alizza, a banned French Islamist group, went on trial on Monday facing terrorism charges after a list containing Jewish targets was...
Sarkozy: There Are Schools in France Where You Cannot Teach the Holocaust
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy told an audience in Israel on Monday that there exist schools in France where teachers cannot teach about the Holocaust. “It’s...
Report: Ex-French President Sarkozy to Visit Israel Next Week
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to visit Israel early next week, Paris Match reported on Friday. The leader of the newly formed center-right Republicans...
American-Israeli Billionaire Haim Saban Strikes Back at Orange CEO Over Israel Boycott Comments
The controlling shareholder of the Israeli mobile network that operates under the Orange name in Israel struck back at the French company’s CEO over comments...
French Municipality Approves Motion to Name Street After Yasser Arafat
A coastal municipality in southern France adopted a proposal that would name a new street after deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Var-matin newspaper reported...
