French presidential election

Three conversations with French-Israelis who tell The Jerusalem Post about the difficult and complicated election

Éric Zemmour quit his job as a journalist six months ago to run as a Jewish far-right candidate for France's presidency.

Zemmour has not announced a political run but is still polling among President Emmanuel Macron’s most serious challengers in this spring's presidential elections.

Zemmour, who has called Muslim immigrants “invaders” and in 2016 said that most drug dealers are Arab or African, is now running second and ahead of Marine Le Pen.

"We are not renouncing anything, we are starting a new chapter in our history," says far right leader.

Both Labor leader-elect Avi Gabbay and French President Macron have political careers that are less than a decade old.

Israel is unlikely to come across a situation similar to the current one in France – at least not in the foreseeable future.

Si les juifs de France ont massivement voté pour Macron au second tour, le cœur n’y était pas.

“Boycott Israeli products and [apply] an economic embargo!” William Tchamaha once wrote on Twitter.

French Jews voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, but are concerned he will pander to the country’s large Arab minority and fail to protect them.