Marine Le Pen

French chaos: A godsend for Trump and Netanyahu, an extra shock for French Jews - opinion

Many French Jews are, in fact, asking themselves how authorities could protect them, despite their commitment to do so, if they fail to protect city halls, businesses, and regular citizens.

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students,
 Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

Chikli is whitewashing the French far Right - opinion

A masked student attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school.

Police fire tear gas as French high school protests escalate nationwide over school conditions

Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, listens to the speech of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and member of parliament, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, September 13, 2026.

French far-right leader Bardella denies media claim he made antisemitic remarks


Likud joins EU right-wing alliance Patriots.eu as observer, while AfD attempts to build ties

Likud will be the first non-European party to join in any capacity, with social media critics claiming this as evidence that 'Zionism is fascism.'

Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

'Mélenchon is threat to Jews': French Jewish leader calls for moderate government - exclusive

"We need to raise awareness among the moderate left, that it will not be acceptable to be in a coalition with Mélenchon," said CRIF president Yonathan Arfi.

 CIRF President Yonathan Arfi delivers a speech during a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF - Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 18, 2024.

French PM Attal to resign following left-wing alliance triumph at elections

Marine Le Pen's National Rally party underperformed in the French parliamentary elections, while the left-wing alliance became the largest faction, leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.

 Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

Left-wing New Popular Front coalition leads second round of French parliamentary elections –polls

An Opinionway poll for C News TV said the New Popular Front would win 180-210 seats while an Elabe poll for BFM TV projected a range of 175-205 seats for them.

 Demonstrators hold French flags and "Popular Union" flags in support of the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP) as they gather to protest against the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party. Paris, France, June 30, 2024.

French Jewish leaders ahead of vote: 'Neither National Rally nor La France Insoumise'

The French Chief Rabbi, Central Consistory, CRIF, FSJU, Bnai Brith France and other leading French Jewish groups have cautioned against voting far-left or far-right.

 Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

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.

 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.

The fate of French Jews in the aftermath of the snap elections - opinion

Following the first round of French snap elections, many French Jews wonder: where are we heading?

 Marine Le Pen and President Emmanual Macron

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.

 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.

France's political shift and Israel's delicate balancing act - analysis

Amichai Chikli: "It would be excellent for Marine Le Pen to be the president."

 People gather to protest against the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, at Place de la Republique following partial results in the first round of the early 2024 legislative elections, in Paris, France, June 30, 2024.

Paris Grand Synagogue Rabbi: ‘There is no future for Jews in France’

"It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France," Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. "I tell everyone who is young to go to Israel or a more secure country."

 A man walks past graves desecrated with swastikas at the Jewish cemetery in Westhoffen, near Strasbourg, France, December 4, 2019.