Posts Tagged: Marine Le Pen
French President Denounces ‘Scourge of Antisemitism’ After 12-Year-Old Jewish Girl Raped
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday denounced the "scourge of antisemitism" and called on schools to hold discussions on racism and hatred of Jews after...
Paris March Against Antisemitism Divides France’s Political Parties
i24 News - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has set off a cacophony of criticism over her plans to attend a weekend march to...
French Jewish Organization Rejects Far Right Party’s Participation in March Against Antisemitism
The umbrella organization representing France's Jewish community of 450,000 has added its voice to the controversy over the participation of a far right party in...
Bitter Row Engulfs French Left Over Invitation to ‘Antisemitic’ Rapper
A bitter quarrel has erupted among French left-wing and climate change activists over a speaking invitation extended to a rapper accused of antisemitism. The rapper, Médine,...
Extremist Parties Chalk Up Massive Gains in French Legislative Elections
Extremist parties of both left and right enjoyed a strong showing in Sunday's legislative elections in France, with the far right National Rally (RN) winning...
Victory for French Far-Right Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Will Mean Ban on Kosher, Halal Slaughter, Party Leader Says
Marine Le Pen, the far right candidate facing off against incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday, will...
French Jewish Leadership Urges ‘Massive’ Voter Turnout for Macron to Keep Far Right Out of Power
The umbrella organization representing the Jewish community in France has called for a "massive" turnout in favor of incumbent Emmanuel Macron for the second round...
French Jewish Man Fatally Struck by Tram in Paris Was Fleeing From Brutal Antisemitic Attack, Family Insists
The French authorities have opened an investigation into the case of a young Jewish man in Paris who was killed by a passing tram while...
‘An Affront to the Jewish Victims’: French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Lays Memorial Wreath at Monument to Warsaw Ghetto
The leader of the main far-right party in France put in an appearance on Friday at the monument to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto...
Former French National Front Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in New Trial for Antisemitic Barb
The aging founder of France's leading postwar far right political party was absent from the central criminal court in Paris on Wednesday as his lawyer...
Vel D’Hiv Roundup of Paris Jews Remembered, 78 Years Later
French political leaders, Holocaust memorials and museums and Jewish organizations marked on Thursday the anniversary of the 1942 Vel D’Hiv roundup, in which over 13,000...
French Far-Right Overtakes Macron in EU Parliament Election Poll
France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party jumped ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's LREM for the first time in a poll of voting intentions for May...
Polls Show Centrist Candidate Macron Ahead in Last Days of French Presidential Election
Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of...
Poll: Emmanuel Macron More ‘Convincing’ Than Le Pen in Eyes of French Viewers During TV Presidential Debate
French centrist Emmanuel Macron impressed more viewers than his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in a fiery TV debate, a poll found Thursday, underlining his...
