By Bari Weiss, Aish— This essay was originally published on journalist Bari Weiss’ Substack. Please subscribe and support her important work. In a normal world, everyone would know the name Sarah Halimi. It’s understandable if you don’t. The press didn’t obsessively cover her murder the way they cover other hate crimes – for reasons I…
By Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— First, the disclaimer to make: I do like France very much. Its culture, its landscapes, its distinct style and charm. I grew up with admiration of France’s intellectual and cultural might, and it is an integral part of who I am. I also have a family connection to France,…
By Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post— France threatened to change the nature of its ties with Israel, should the nascent government annex parts of the West Bank, in Ambassador to the UN Nicolas de Rivière’s remarks to the Security Council on Thursday. De Rivière said that annexation “would constitute a blatant violation of international law, which…
By Tamara Zieve, JPost-— A comprehensive French plan to fight antisemitism seeks to overcome Internet challenges in the fight against hate speech, a French official told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday at the sixth annual Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem. Ambassador of France for Human Rights François Croquette was on a panel about…
By Michael F. Haverluck, One News Now— The most intense wave of anti-Semitism to hit Europe since World War II spurred by the mass Muslim immigration into France is forcing French-Jewish families to flee from their Paris suburb homes. The changing demographics in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb – which is now more than 40 percent Muslim –…
By Giulio Meotti, Gatestone— The European Union’s official statistics on terrorism are dramatic: “In 2016, a total of 142 failed, foiled and completed attacks were reported by eight EU Member States. More than half (76) of them were reported by the United Kingdom. France reported 23 attacks, Italy 17, Spain 10, Greece 6, Germany 5,…
By Shlomo Cesana, Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced France’s collaboration in the Holocaust, lashing out at those who negate or minimize the country’s role in sending tens of thousands of Jews to their deaths. He also condemned anti-Zionism as a new form of anti-Semitism and vowed to…
By Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, Aish— The historian Georges Bensoussan has long been a controversial academic figure in France. In 2002 the former high school history teacher burst onto the public stage with the publication of Les Territoires Perdus de la Republique (“The Republic’s Lost Territories”), a book that explores the deep seated anti-Semitism, racism…
By Arutz Sheva staff, Israel National News— French Jews are increasingly avoiding public schools, the leader of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) stated Tuesday – amid skyrocketing anti-Semitism and major waves of French Jewish Aliyah. “The numbers for this year were very high, over 900 anti-semitic attacks, and we do not expect…
By Sam Sokol, JPOST— Fully 60% of Frenchmen believe that Jews bear at least some responsibility for recent rises in anti-Semitism, according to a new poll by the Ipsos market research firm. According to French media reports, the 18-month study, which was sponsored by the Fondation du judaïsme français, also found that 56% of Frenchmen…