Paris

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

|ByREUTERS
A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.
A protester holds a placard reading "we are Muslims and proud of it" during a rally against Islamophobia, in Paris on May 11, 2025.

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.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS
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

HAYI, which stands for Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, or Movement of the Companions of the Right Hand of Islam, posted a video on social media targeting European Jewish communities.

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Gallic skeletons found by archaeologists during excavations of the former garden of the Cordeliers Convent in Paris, France, March 30, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth at least five Gaul skeletons buried sitting upright during Paris excavations

Burials such as these are unique, as only about 50 “seated skeletons” have been found across a dozen archaeological sites in Europe.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

France's Notre Dame Cathedral reopens towers six years after fire

The inauguration of the towers is one of the final steps in the cathedral's billion-dollar reconstruction.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Inauguration ceremony of the new tour route of the Cathedral Towers Gothic structures destroyed following the April 2019 fire, shows chimeras of Notre-Dame cathedral, in Paris, France, September 19, 2025.

Modern Learning Meets Ancient Lessons

New Parisian Jewish school is redefining education by blending time-honored heritage, innovative, cutting-edge pedagogical approach, and multilingual immersion

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE INSTITUTE has quickly materialized into a thriving community of 140 students aged three to 10.

The Israeli designer selling €250 cushions in Paris and hoping to conquer the world

Amid rising antisemitism, Israeli designer Oron Milshtein presents a luxury cushion collection at Paris’s Maison&Objet. “In such a time, it is both moving and deeply obligating.”

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Cushion designed by Oron Milshtain

Paris Jews near synagogue threatened by knife wielding man

There were no reported injuries, assured the mayor. The 40-year-old man was arrested by police and was in custody at the time of the statement.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

French officials find fifth body in River Seine outside Paris

This marks the fifth body found in the River Seine on the outskirts of Paris. Officials are still seeking to determine the cause of death.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByREUTERS
The Eiffel Tower.

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AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Members of the Armenian community attend a memorial march marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2015.

Two teens arrested for plotting terror attack on synagogues, Eiffel Tower - report

Le Figaro reported that the two shared a fascination with ISIS and had connected through a group created on an encrypted messaging service.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, France, April 13, 2025

Barbie screening canceled after Islamists issue threats while claiming film promotes homosexuality

The Oscar-winning box office hit has ignited a new culture war in France as prosecutors open an inquiry into the threats which halted the screening.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
The installation 'Sheltered position' of German artist Sabine Reyer shows one hundred Barbie dolls dressed with burkas at the Ruhr-Biennale in Dortmund

Inside Israel-Syria meeting in Paris: Talks on de-escalating southern Syria, IDF withdrawal

Topics included: compliance with the 1974 cease-fire agreement, violence in southern Syria, smuggling and refugees

AUGUST 21, 2025ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2025.

Syrian foreign minister met Israeli delegation for regional stability talks - SANA

The discussions between the Israeli and Syrian sides focused on de-escalation and non-interference in Syrian domestic affairs.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani looks on during a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan August 12, 2025.