Tag Archives: France
Major European universities foster ‘climate of fear’ for Jewish students, report finds
A new report published by B’nai B’rith International, the European Union of Jewish Students, and the German think tank Democ found that in nine of Europe’s key countries there is „a climate of fear and exclusion at European universities. Read more » »
Israel slams Macron’s reference to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron for suggesting Palestinian prisoners in Israel were “hostages” and juxtaposing them with Israelis being held captive in Gaza.Sa’ar labeled as a “lie and moral distortion” the remarks by Macron, who made them at a June 14 press conference in Paris. Read more » »
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State Absent ‘Substantive’ Israeli Steps
Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September, before the U.N. Read more » »
US Jewish groups say France’s Palestine recognition plan ‘dishonors victims of October 7’
US Jewish groups say France’s Palestine recognition plan ‘dishonors victims of October 7’Organizations turn down meeting with French FM over Paris’s intention, say it ’emboldens extremists, undermines credibility of French diplomacy’A coalition of Read more » »
American Jewish coalition passes on meeting with French rep after Macron’s nod to ‘Palestinian state’
A coalition of American Jewish organizations publicly declined to meet with Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Friday in the wake of French President Emanuel Macron’s intent to recognize a “Palestinian state. Read more » »
Une députée LFI accusée de « préjugés antisémites »
Sylvie Ferrer, députée La France insoumise – NUPES des Hautes-Pyrénées, a envoyé ce mardi une question écrite au ministère de la Justice au sujet de « la participation de Français aux programmes militaires israéliens et le soutien financier indirect à Tsahal ». Read more » »
CEO Op-Ed in the Algemeiner: A View From Here: The Ongoing Predicament of French Antisemitism
The Algemeiner published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin on the ongoing predicament of anti-Semitism in France. Read in the Algemeiner From this side of the ocean, attempting to analyze contemporary French antisemitism sometimes feels like a roller coaster ride. Read more » »
Summer Issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine Spotlights Experiences of French Jewish Immigrants to Israel
Summer 2019 issue also focuses on the legacy of visa forger Joseph Rubinsky, whose exploits allowed Jewish refugees to escape the Holocaust, and the newly uncovered history of the Kitchener Camp, which rescued thousands of Jewish men from Certain Death in Germany (Washington, D.C. Read more » »
