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Fast Forward U.S., Israeli, Saudi Policies On Iran ‘Would Lead Us To War’: French President
(JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron said the policies concerning Iran of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia may lead to war. Macron, who in November said France wished to counter “Iranian hegemony” in the region, made the remarks on Jan. 3 in Paris during a talk with media outlets and diplomats, the Russian…
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Community Ten Commandments For Thinking About Modern Anti-Semitism
In an op-ed for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on January 2, editor-in-chief Andrew Silow-Carroll suggests that defining anti-Semitism is a key question of the moment, but that it’s complicated given the polarization of left and right. Like so much else in politics today, the debate about contemporary anti-Semitism is a dialogue of the deaf waged…
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Fast Forward France’s Foremost Female Rabbi Faces Flak Over Jerusalem Stance
PARIS (JTA) — When Delphine Horvilleur, France’s best-known female rabbi, began appearing regularly in the media, her friends and relatives feared it would expose her to threats or attacks by anti-Semites. Several years later it appears they were only partially wrong. Horvilleur’s media profile does invite hate speech and abuse online – but mostly from…
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Fast Forward France Denies It Has Secret Tax Department Investigating Jews
The French government has denied a report that it set up a secret division of its tax authority devoted to investigating French Jews with property in Israel. The Israeli business newspaper Globes reported on Thursday that France’s Ministry of Finance had hired 20 Hebrew-speaking employees who are charged with poring over tax and property records…
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Fast Forward French Publishing House Pulps Kids’ Paper Claiming Israel ‘Not A Real Country’
(JTA) — One of France’s oldest publishing houses announces the recall of a magazine for children featuring trivia game cards stating that Israel and North Korea are not real countries. The cards that appeared in the January 2018 edition of the Youpi magazine, which belongs to the Groupe Bayard publishing house, read: “197: We call…
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Fast Forward Corsica Just Had Its First Hanukkah Celebration Ever
(JTA) — Corsica saw its first public celebration of Hanukkah in its recorded history, according to the French Mediterranean island’s only rabbi. The event took place in the central Foch Square of the capital Ajaccio on Tuesday, the last of the Jewish holiday’s eight days, on which Jews light menorahs with candles, the Corse-Matin daily…
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Fast Forward Paris Antifa Vows To ‘Strike A Blow’ Over Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition
(JTA) — Amid rioting in the West Bank, the Paris branch of the far-left Antifa organization appeared to call for Israel’s destruction and for violent protests in that city against the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The call to arms by the Antifa organization in Paris, or Antifascist Action by its full…
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Fast Forward Veiled Woman Assaults Jewish Mother And Son At French Supermarket
(JTA) — A veiled woman in a supermarket near Toulouse assaulted with two younger women a Jewish woman and her teenage son, a watchdog on anti-Semitism said. The incident occurred in Carcassonne, a town situated 55 miles southeast of Toulouse, on Tuesday, the National Bureau for Vigilance against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA, reported Friday. The watchdog…
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