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Are French courts unwilling to call out antisemitism, recognize Jew-hatred? - analysis

In December 2025, an Algerian nanny was sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment for poisoning a French Jewish family, but the court ruled this was not an act of antisemitism.

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during a joint declaration press event with French President following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 21, 2026.

Lebanon not seeking confrontation with Hezbollah but won't be intimidated, Lebanese PM says

The Philippines and the United States hold the opening ceremony of their Balikatan joint military exercises at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on April 20, 2026.

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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon April 16, 2026.

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French judges issue legal summons for French-Israel activists accused of 'genocide' - interview

One of the activists was identified as Nili Kupfer-Naouri, a French-Israeli lawyer and the founder of the charity Israel Is Forever.

 People block the entrance to Ashdod port during a protest against aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, in Ashdod, southern Israel, February 1, 2024.

Trial begins against French murderer who threw elderly Jewish neighbor off Lyon balcony

While the defendant, Rachid Kheniche, denies antisemitic motivation, he has so far been charged with aggravated murder because of the victim's religion.

A police officer wearing a bulletproof vest with a plate carrier marked POLICE stands in Rillieux la Pape in Lyon in France on November 10 2025.

Jerusalang: Using language to connect people in Jerusalem

Jerusalang is turning Jerusalem’s mix of languages into a thriving social hub, bringing Jews, Arabs, locals, and newcomers together.

Jerusalang has become a social hub.

Over half of Europeans believe antisemitism is a problem in their country - poll

The Eurobarometer survey was published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, asking each country in the European Union on their levels of perceived antisemitism.

 FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

'Region does not need new war': EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization

Israel welcomed the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar calling it "an important and historic decision."

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

EU set to add IRGC to terror list after France U-turn

With France, Italy and Germany now on board, the decision is likely to be approved politically on Thursday, although it does need unanimity among the bloc's 27 members.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

US, UK, France, Germany, call for ceasefire adherence in Syria, support political transition

The statement was released on January 27, two days after the STG and SDF announced they had extended a four-day ceasefire, which began on January 20, by 15 more days.

Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.

France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.

French lawmakers back EU terror listing for Muslim Brotherhood despite heated debate

The motion passed by a majority of 157 to 101 after a near-five-hour debate - the entirety of which was filled with heated arguments and across-the-board accusations of racism and bigotry.

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean

The interception was carried out on high seas in the Western Mediterranean, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco.

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025.