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From France to America, hatred of Israel is eroding the West - opinion

The West’s growing hostility toward Israel is fueling the very extremism and antisemitism threatening its own societies.

A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.
Two members of staff hold the painting by late Franco-Danish painter Camille Pissarro "Darse de peche et bassin Duquesne, Dieppe, apres-midi ensoleillee" (Fishing dock and Duquesne basin, Dieppe, sunny afternoon) during the photocall at the Sotheby's auction house, in central London, in 2024

Painting Nazis stole from French Jew during WWII to be returned to owner's family, Paris court says

Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.

French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country

Demonstrators sit on the roadway in front of officers of the French CRS riot police during a protest organised by student collectives and trade unions in Paris, France, October 22, 2026

France in flames: As Paris lectures Israel, riots leave its Jews fearing for their safety - opinion


Exploring humanity through animation: Hazanavicius' 'The Most Precious of Cargoes' debuts in Israel

At Haifa Film Festival, Oscar-winning director discusses France’s antisemitism.

 A SCENE from ‘Most Precious of Cargoes.’

Rouen synagogue vandalized months after arson, knife attack

Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol condemned the antisemitic vandalism on Tuesday, saying on Facebook that such action had no place in the city or republic.

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.

French parliament approves bill against antisemites, racists becoming citizens

The law, which would also have to pass in the French Senate, was adopted by the parliament late Tuesday with 154 parliamentarians in favor, 72 against, and 43 in abstention. 

 People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

'France has always been antisemitic,' former French foreign minister says

He did however add that, with the war, many might find it hard "not to be antisemitic when you see the destruction caused by the Israeli army in Gaza.”

 VENICE, ITALY - OCTOBER 10: Bernard Kouchner, Aurora Prize Selection Committee member and Co-Founder of Médecins Sans Frontières at the Aurora Dialogues: Health Security & Humanitarian Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on October 10, 2021 at Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael in Venice, Italy.

Attackers physically, verbally assault Jewish boy in Paris

The boy was called a "dirty Jew" by the attackers, who succeeded in throwing him to the ground and kicking him in the mouth.

 A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

'We will f*** you like Hitler did,' French highschoolers reveal experiences of antisemitism

“The reality is, almost every Jewish student in France has experienced antisemitism,” the President of Union of High School Students in France told the Post.

 A university student of Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) walks down the street wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh to demonstrate against Israel's war in the Gaza Strip, in Paris, on October 8, 2024.

Concern among French Jews: 'Macron is playing into Hamas' hands'


'Macron is an unwavering ally to the Jewish people,' says WJC President Ronald S. Lauder

“He has been an unwavering ally to the Jewish people, especially during these challenging times,” Lauder said.

FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks during a music festival in the courtyard of the Élysée presidential palace in Paris, on Friday. Macron has opened a Pandora’s box that leaves French citizens disoriented, worried, and angry, says the writer.

CRIF: After France terrorist attack, we need to change perception of antisemitism's sources

Following the La Grande-Motte attack, CRIF’s Yonathan Arfi calls on France to recognize and combat rising modern antisemitism.

 Yonathan Arfi, President of the Representative Council of the French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), attends a demonstration to protest against anti-Semitism in front of the City Hall of Courbevoie, near Paris.  June 21, 2024.

French students return to campus wary of renewed anti-Israel activism

Since the October 7 Massacre, Jewish students had been deeply troubled, and they faced rising antisemitism not just on campus but in broader society.

A general view of the occupied building of the Sciences Po University by masked youths in support of Palestinians in Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Paris, France, France, April 26, 2024.