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'From the river to the sea' could be punishable under new French law, says MP Yadan - interview

French MP Caroline Yadan's Bill 575, which seeks to combat “renewed forms of antisemitism,” has already been adopted by the French National Assembly Law Committee.

Caroline Yadan in Jerusalem, February 17.
 ‘All the security is not a normal life,’ Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post as French Jews face an uncertain future.

Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals

Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

A fractured bond: France, Israel, and French Jews at a defining moment - analysis

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.

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


Paris assailant calls man in kippah 'dirty Jew,' attacks him as he leaves synagogue - report

“Everything is being done to find the author of this unspeakable act,” wrote Gerald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, on X.

 French police patrol on the Champs Elysees avenue near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, as the French government puts the nation on its highest state of alert after a deadly knife attack in northern France, October 16, 2023.

Madrid museum welcomes ruling it can keep painting looted by Nazis

The Jewish artists was forced to sell the artwork in 1939 for 900 Reichsmarks (360) to obtain a visa and flee Germany, but was never paid.

 A visitor leans to look at Camille Pissarro's "Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain, 1897" at Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid, Spain, April 22, 2022.

Lyon aliyah fair disrupted by anti-Israel protest

Anti-Israel graffiti appears on the walls of the Aliyah fair in Lyon, France, and leads to anti-Israel protests.


'You're Jewish, we will rape you': Nursery director targeted in Paris attack

“You’re Jewish, you’re a Zionist. We will rape you, cut you up as they do in Gaza."

 A woman walks past a building tagged with Stars of David in Paris, France, October 31, 2023

France's Macron receives award for advocating for local Jewish community

The prize is awarded to personalities who have shown exemplary support for European Jewry, defended their religious rights, and combatted antisemitism.

 Macron receives a Jewish community advocacy award.

'Never since the Shoah has the Jewish community of France felt so isolated' - Opinion

Deeply concerned about the spread of antisemitism on national territory, the chairman of the supervisory board of Publicis Groupe calls on everyone "to face this danger head-on."

Maurice Lévy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe and Chairman of the International Board of Governors of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

French Jews concerned over Macron's Israel 'killing women and children in Gaza' comments

French Jews, who have been suffering from a huge wave of antisemitism, added: "The CRIF would like to remind everyone of Hamas's responsibility for the deaths of Palestinian civilians."

 French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during an international humanitarian conference for civilians in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France, on November 9, 2023.

Macron says France will be 'ruthless' against antisemitism

"Antisemitism is resurfacing, in words, on the walls," Macron said in a speech. "The Republic does not and will not compromise, and we will be ruthless against those who carry that hatred."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at a joint press conference, amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict, in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023

Jewish schools across Paris evacuated due to a bomb threat

According to senior sources in the organized Jewish community, who spoke to The Jerusalem Post, "there was a bomb threat towards many Jewish schools."

 The Eiffel Tower lights up in white and blue, the colours of the Israeli flag, following Hamas' biggest attack on Israel in years, in Paris, France, October 9, 2023

Hamas war is a battle between radical Islam and democracy -Fmr. French PM

"Israel, a democracy, has been attacked. It has now the right, even the obligation, to defend itself and its citizens.”

 The Eiffel Tower lights up in white and blue, the colours of the Israeli flag, following Hamas' biggest attack on Israel in years, in Paris, France, October 9, 2023