Posts Tagged: French antisemitism
‘We Haven’t Shown Enough Outrage:’ French PM Issues Blistering Denunciation of Antisemitism (VIDEO)
It was an electrifying moment: in a voice crackling with anger and pain, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls denounced the rise of antisemitism in France...
Fourth Air Gun Shooting Hits Paris Jewish Establishment, Police Seeking Suspects
In yet another possible copycat attack against Parisian Jews, unknown assailants fired a pellet gun at a kosher restaurant on Friday, according to the French-Jewish JSS...
Paris Chief Rabbi: French Jewry is Reeling From String of Anti-Semitic Attacks
After a month of assaults in France against Jewish targets, including a brutal rape during a home invasion, and shooting attacks against synagogues and...
‘Anti-Jewish Criminals’ Sought by Police After Shots Fired at Paris Synagogue
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the David Ben Ichay Synagogue in Paris' 19th Arrondissement late Monday night, police confirmed to the French-Jewish JSS News site. Police said...
New French Immigrants to Israel: ‘Better a Night in a Bomb Shelter Than Stroll In Paris Wearing a Kippah’
A French couple, among a rising wave of recent olim (immigrants to Israel), say they're so appalled over rising anti-Semitic violence against Jews that...
Chief Rabbi of France Receives Death Threat
JTA - The chief rabbi of France received a letter from an obscure organization warning of "brutal actions" against French Jewish journalists. "Before we...
A Web of Hate: European, U.S. Laws Clash on Defining and Policing Online Anti-Semitism
Last October, the hashtag #unbonjuif (#agoodjew) was trending as the third-most tweeted subject in France. Users jumped on the chance to tweet phrases like "a...
Killer of Israeli Diplomat Granted Parole by French Court
A court in Paris has approved the release of convicted murderer Georges Abdallah, according to Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot. Abdallah, has been serving a life...
New French Interior Minister: I Will Not Accept Preachers of Jew Hatred
In his first official outing to Maresille, France's second largest city, the newly elected French Interior Minister, Manuel Valls, sent a strong message of commitment...
A Bloody History: Attacks on French Jewry Since 1967
France has a checkered history of anti-Semitism and in the last few decades there have been bombings at Jewish schools and synagogues; Jewish tombs have...
