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Parisian Jewish family ordered to remove mezuzah from apartment door by building management

The family was told they have 15 days to remove the mezuzah, with the management company saying it had been put up "without any authorization."

Mezuzah at the entrance to the O Laffa kosher restaurant owned by a couple belonging to the Jewish community and vandalized by an anti-Semitic act on the night of September 2 to 3 in Villeurbanne, France on September 24, 2024.
Caroline Yadan in Jerusalem, February 17.

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

 ‘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


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

Jews in France worried by spike in antisemitic attacks

Many French Jews fear that the initial sympathy with Israel over the attack by Hamas will turn into animosity once hundreds of thousands of Palestinians evacuate Gaza.

 The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Almost all Jewish French university students experience antisemitism - poll

According to a new survey by a leading French pollster, more than 9 in 10 French Jews attending university have had an experience with antisemitism.

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'I'm going to massacre you. Get on your knees, you dirty Jew': Young Jewish man attacked in France

The incident allegedly unfolded as the victim walked toward a local synagogue.

LA CANEBIERE in Marseille, the city’s main thoroughfare

Second France24 journalist fired after antisemitic tweets revealed

A number of journalists from France's national broadcaster found themselves in hot water after antisemitism expose, now two have been fired

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Jewish man goes viral after stopping faux suicide attempt in social experiment

The French YouTuber who shared this video, Dimercitv, has gained 3.17 million subscribers on the popular social media platform with his social experiments.

  Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Knesset holds Commemoration day in memory of Diaspora Jewry amid France riots

The initiative for the commemoration, known as Zion Day, was spearheaded by MK Ariel Kallner of the Likud party.

Commemoration day in memory of Diaspora Jewry held in the Knesset amidst violent riots in France

Momentum brings Jewish women to Israel on empowerment mission

Many of the women had felt disconnected from their Jewish identities after marrying non-Jews and felt the program was an empowering return.

 100 women on Momentum mission of empowerment, 2023

Despite boycotts, Smotrich meets Jewish organizations in France

During the meeting, the participants raised issues such as the state of aliyah to Israel and difficulties that professionals in the medical fields from France encounter when trying to immigrate.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 14, 2023

French parliament declares Israel not an apartheid state

Habib called the accusation that Israel is an apartheid state “the biggest fake news of the 21st century” and “the fuel that drives all of the antisemites in the world.”

A man wearng a T-shirt with the message, "Boycott Israel Apartheid" holds a Palestinian flag during a protest action on a bridge overlooking umbrellas placed along the artificial beach along the "Paris Plages" event, in Paris, France, August 13, 2015. Paris' decision to celebrate "Tel Aviv on Seine"