Posts Tagged: President François Hollande
Iranian Foreign Minister Holds Meetings in France to Maintain Nuclear Deal Momentum
Iran's foreign minister, making the rounds of European capitals to seek benefits from a nuclear accord, is holding a string of meetings in Paris which...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing French Police Officer and Companion
A police captain was fatally stabbed and his companion was also killed at their home in a small town northwest of Paris on Monday evening,...
Netanyahu Rejects French Peace Initiative, Proposes Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls that he should help organize direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Paris. “If you really...
French President Leads Thousands in Memorial for Victims of Charlie Hebdo, Hyper Cacher Massacres
French President Francois Hollande has led thousands of people in a memorial for the victims of the attacks on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and...
French Far-Right Candidate Le Pen Fails in Local Elections
France’s National Front failed to win a single region in local elections Sunday, after mainstream parties managed to block its candidates — including the far-right...
Hollande Says French Airstrike Destroyed ISIS Training Camp in Syria
Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said Sunday, making good on a promise...
Lebanon Set to Receive $3 Billion French-Saudi Arms Package
JNS.org - The Lebanese military is set to a receive the first round of a massive $3 billion arms package from France to bolster...
Palestinians Burn French Flag on Temple Mount to Protest New Charlie Hebdo Cover
JNS.org - Palestinians burned the French flag in protest of the new cover of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday. Several hundred Palestinian protesters...
Israelis Overwhelmingly Support Netanyahu’s Visit to Paris After Attacks
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent trip to France following three Islamist terrorist attacks that killed a combined 17 people caused some controversy,...
French Jews Mourn Victims of Supermarket Attack, More Than One Million Expected to Rally in Paris
Paris, January 11 - Several thousand people gathered Saturday evening in front of the kosher supermarket located in the eastern Paris neighborhood of Porte de Vincennes, where four...
French-Jewish Umbrella: Recognizing ‘Palestine’ May Stoke Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - CRIF, the umbrella group representing France's Jewish community, issued a statement suggesting that the French government's upcoming vote on Palestinian statehood would...
French Airstrikes Destroy Islamic State Targets in Iraq
The Guardian - French planes have carried out air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Iraq. Less than 24 hours after President François Hollande announced he...
Hollande to Host New York Reception on Yom Kippur, Jews Express Dismay
French Jews living in New York have expressed dismay and disappointment after being invited to a reception for French expats with President François Hollande scheduled to...
