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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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Fast Forward French Memorial To Young Victims Of The Holocaust Vandalized
(JTA) — A French memorial to young victims of the Holocaust was vandalized. The memorial, a plaque bearing the names of 44 children and 7 adults who were deported in 1944 from the Children’s Home of Izieu in eastern France, was knocked off its base in a public garden in the city of Lyon and…
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Fast Forward Trump Nominates Former Dodgers Co-Owner As Ambassador To France
(JTA) — President Trump has nominated former Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and CEO Jamie McCourt to be ambassador to France. McCourt, an entrepreneur and attorney, also would serve as ambassador to Monaco, the White House said in its announcement Thursday. McCourt “possesses a unique global perspective, having lived and worked both domestically and abroad in…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Privately Admits He Has Doubts About Trump’s Peace Push
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubts about U.S. Middle East peace efforts, according to a transcript of a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. Israeli newspaper Haaretz obtained a transcript of part of the talks Netanyahu held with Macron in Paris on Sunday. Told by Macron that France supports U.S. President…
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