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Fast Forward Brother Of Toulouse Jewish School Killer Faces Trial
(JTA) — More than five years after his arrest, Abdelkader Merah is being tried for his alleged complicity in the slaying by his brother Mohammed of four Jews and three soldiers in Toulouse, France. The trial of the older Merah, 35, began Monday in Paris in a special tribunal qualified to review highly classified material…
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Fast Forward Killing Of Paris Jewish Woman Was Anti-Semitic Hate Crime
PARIS (JTA) — Prosecutors investigating the April slaying of a Jewish woman by her neighbor said for the first time that her killing was an anti-Semitic hate crime. The characterization by prosecutors Wednesday in the death of Sarah Halimi followed months of lobbying and protest by French Jews, who were outraged by the absence of…
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Fast Forward French Interior Minister Condemns Anti-Semitic Attack On Jewish Leader
(JTA) — France’s Interior Minister Gerard Collomb condemned an anti-Semitic attack in which a French Jewish leader and his family were assaulted in their home. The statement issued over the weekend by Collomb’s office reiterated the French government’s determination ‘’to do everything to combat every form of racism and anti-Semitism, which have no place in…
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Fast Forward French Jewish Family Savagely Beaten At Home In Anti-Semitic Assault
(JTA) — The family of a French Jewish leader was assaulted in their home near Paris in what representatives of French Jewry said was an anti-Semitic attack. In the assault Thursday night, three men, two of whom were wearing masks, broke into the home of Roger Pinto, the president of the Siona group representing Sephardic Jews. The…
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer Burnishes Global Image With French TV Appearance
Richard Spencer’s advocacy for white supremacy has earned him international attention, with the “alt-right” provocateur appearing Wednesday night on one of France’s most popular comedy programs. ?? US Alt-Right leader @RichardBSpencer will be on French TV show #Quotidien on Wednesday 6 September. @gen_identity pic.twitter.com/vaAHqnlu6J — Keith Walker (@KeithWalkerNews) September 5, 2017 Spencer was interviewed on…
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Fast Forward French Schools Ordered To Serve Pork-Free Lunches To Jewish Students
(JTA) — A French court ruled that schools should provide an alternative to lunches containing pork for Muslim and Jewish students. The decision on Monday came after a Muslim organization sued the local authority at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy, about 180 miles from Paris in east-central France, challenging its decision in 2015 to stop providing a…
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Fast Forward After Barcelona, French Jewish Leader Calls For ‘Immediate Eradication’ Of Terrorism
(JTA) – Following the death of a pedestrian in what appeared to be a vehicular terrorist attack in Marseille, a leader of the local Jewish community called for the “immediate eradication” of terrorism. Bruno Benjamin, the president of the local branch of the CRIF umbrella of Jewish communities, wrote the message on Twitter on Monday,…
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Fast Forward French Jews: Paris Car Ramming Attack Shows Indifference To Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Amid outrage in France over a suspected terrorist attack against police officers, the CRIF umbrella group of French Jews suggested the incident highlights indifference to anti-Semitic violence. CRIF on Wednesday posted on Facebook a tongue-in-cheek statement, questioning whether authorities would place under psychiatric evaluation a suspect who fled after ramming six police officers with his…
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