France

US, UK, France request emergency UN Security Council meeting on Hamas sexual violence

The meeting being requested is to examine the crimes that emerged from the UN report on Hamas's sexual violence on October 7 and the hostage situation in Gaza.

'Potential pressure on Israel’: is France on the path to recognizing a Palestinian state?

French foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné on the French, American, and Arab coalition planning for Palestinian statehood as a mechanism for exerting pressure on Israel

By GIDEON KOTZ
04/03/2024

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

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

Paris Bakikar: A taste of Paris in the Middle East

Lovely music and French aesthetics complement a wide array of sweet and savory pastries and dishes, bringing a little taste of Paris to the Middle East. 

By NOAH MICHAELI
23/02/2024

Jewish journalist wound up in French debate over antisemitism and Islamophobia

“I believe in the French Republic staying a space of debate, where religion is a private question,” said Ruth Elkrief.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
22/02/2024

Macron: Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not taboo for France

The United States and European countries have mostly held that Palestinian statehood recognition should be granted only once there is a final arrangement for a two-state resolution to the conflict.

French NGO's logo appears in footage from Hamas's Gaza tunnels

Humani'Terre, an alias of a terror-designated organization known as CBSP, was designated by Israel and the US over two decades ago.

15/02/2024

Jewish man stabbed six times in Paris antisemitic attack

The attacker reportedly vociferated antisemitic slander after which he stabbed the victim six times in the back. 

France to impose travel bans on violent Israeli settlers

Paris has backed that initiative and diplomats have said they hoped that once its measures were in place it could speed up the European process.

By REUTERS
13/02/2024

France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel-Lebanon truce

The plan aims to end fighting between Hezbollah and Israel at the border. The hostilities have run in parallel to the Gaza war and are fueling concern of a ruinous, all-out confrontation.

By REUTERS
13/02/2024
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