Terrorism in france

France bans annual gathering of Muslims in Paris amid terrorism fears, security risks

The decision comes after France increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices last weekend, in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

A protester holds a placard reading "we are Muslims and proud of it" during a rally against Islamophobia, in Paris on May 11, 2025.
Private security members work outside Bank of America’s Paris offices, after French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into attempted destruction by fire or other dangerous means in Paris, France, March 30, 2026.

France suspects link to pro-Iranian group in foiled BofA Paris plot

A police van is seen outside the building housing Bank of America’s offices, after French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into a suspected attack on the premises in Paris, France, March 28, 2026.

France detains two more suspects over foiled Paris Bank of America attack

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


French PM Manuel Valls tells Jews to stay in France

"The place for French Jews is France."

Members of the Jewish community at the synagogue in Bordeaux, southwestern France.

French Muslim teen sends video death threats to Jewish MP, Israeli consul

The teen, identified only by the name Amin, emailed Islamic State decapitation videos to a Jewish MP and Israeli consul-general in Marseille.

French MP Meir Habib

Senior French socialist: Targeting Jews for Israel like targeting Muslims for ISIS

Jean-Christophe Cambadelis's mention was criticized for placing Islamic State and Israel on the same level.

Anti-semitism

Europe looks to Israel for private security after surge in terror attacks

Industry experts say the threat of urban terror is new to Europe, but not Israel, which is why demand has grown by some 30 percent since January's attacks in France.

A man holding a gun.

European Jews, Iranian Jews and Exodus.

The Jerusalem Post

Moroccan national to be stripped of French citizenship over terror conviction

Ahmed Sahnouni el-Yaacoubi, naturalized in 2003 and was convicted in 2013 for conspiracy to commit terrorist acts.

Paris, France.

French PM Valls: France must tackle 'social and ethnic apartheid'

In aftermath of terror attacks, Valls says France must look at "the neglect of the suburbs, the ghettos, the social misery."

FRENCH PRIME MINISTER Manuel Valls

Chomsky slams West's Charlie Hebdo outrage: 'Many journalists were killed by Israel in Gaza too'

Writing in a CNN op-ed, Chomsky claims that "terrorist" attacks perpetrated by the West did not spark outrage like the Hebdo attack.

Noam Chomsky

Poll: 42% of French believe Muhammad cartoons should not be published

Following terror attacks in French capital, new poll finds majority support stripping terror-affiliates of French nationality.

A man poses with the new issue of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo at a cafe in Nice.

Analysis: State of denial in the West

Though those who slaughtered journalists at Charlie Hebdo and Jews at a kosher supermarket were killed, the terrorists still have the last word.

Candelight vigil in tribute to the victims of the shooting at the office of Charlie Hebdo