Le pen

Amichai Chikli invites politicians from European far-right parties to Israel, in a first

Also on the docket are figures who have criticized the far right, including the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt and Armin Laschet of Germany’s center-right leading party.

MARCH 15, 2025|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Amichai Chikli speaks at Conference of Presidents, February 16, 2025.

Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group during a debate about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the National Assembly in Paris, October 23, 2023.

Despite National Rally's rebrand, Israel is still stuck with a Le Pen dilemma - comment

France’s National Rally (RN) has admittedly rebranded itself and made pro-Israel statements, but it shed neither its antisemitic grandees nor its pro-Russian credentials.

JULY 7, 2024|ByEMMANUEL NAVON

French Jewish community heads request meeting with National Rally's Le Pen

The Jewish leaders represented small communities and suburbs and did not come from any of the country's established Jewish groups or institutions.

JULY 1, 2024|ByMICHAEL STARR

Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

French Jews relieved, but also concerned, over results of presidential elections

The greatest danger now threatening France is that the moderate parties will lose the June legislative elections and that either Le Pen or Melenchon will win them.

APRIL 25, 2022|ByRINA BASSIST

French MP to Le Pen: Israel is 'life insurance' for Jews, we won't renounce citizenship

MP Meyer Habib blasts as unconstitutional, the far-right politician's proposal to ban dual-citizenship - including French-Israeli.

FEBRUARY 12, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE

Le Pen: If elected, French Jews will have to renounce Israeli citizenship

The far-right French presidential candidate asks French-Israelis to "choose their nationality."

FEBRUARY 10, 2017ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

People hold Israeli and French flags as they take part in a demonstration supporting Israel on July 27, 2014 in Marseille, southeastern France

French Jewish leader: Kippa ban idea incompatible with Jewish values

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Jews should sacrifice wearing thier Yarmulkes in struggle against radical Islam.

FEBRUARY 7, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE, JTA

French Jewish man pays repsects to victims of terror attack

French far-right Le Pen family teams up with Trump campaign CEO

French far-right leader sees US elections as victory against elite.

NOVEMBER 13, 2016ByTAMARA ZIEVE, REUTERS

France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a political rally in Six-Fours, near Toulon

Far-right French party founder Le Pen rebuffs daughter's call to quit

Jean-Marie Le Pen rejects call from daughter, French National Front leader Marine Le Pen, to leave politics after remarks on French PM, Holocaust.

APRIL 10, 2015ByREUTERS

The founder of France's far-right National Front party, Jean-Marie Le Pen

La France embourbée

La communauté juive attire l’attention au pays des droits de l’Homme

OCTOBER 10, 2012ByJOSEPH STRICH

Le Pen defends daughter's 'kippa ban' comments

French far-rightist says daughter called on Jews to remove yarmulkes in public to make ban on burkas easier to enforce.

OCTOBER 4, 2012ByJOSEPH STRICH

Le garde du corps raconte

Jean-Marie Le Pen, comme personne ne l’a jamais vu : éclairage unique sur un des hommes qui aura marqué la vie politique française de ces trente dernières années.

JULY 4, 2012ByJOSEPH STRICH