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Breaking News French Jew Beaten After Leaving Synagogue
A French Jewish man from suburban Paris area told police he was assaulted by younger Arabs outside his synagogue. The complainant, identified as Salomon Z., 53, in a report about the incident by the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA, said he was assaulted on Saturday after attending Sabbath morning services at the…
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Opinion Francois Hollande Explains The Holocaust to Teenagers — Awkwardly
What started out as an unusual debate on primetime television between French president Francois Hollande and five teenagers about to vote for the first time, took an even stranger turn when they argued for several minutes whether or not it’s OK to laugh at the Holocaust. The round-table discussion took place Sunday, during the and…
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Breaking News France Pledges $107M to Anti-Semitism Fight
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls pledged to finance a $107 million plan to fight racism and anti-Semitism. The recent increase in prejudice in France is “insufferable,” he said at a press conference Friday in which he announced the plan. “Racism, anti-Semitism, hatred of Muslims, of foreigners and homophobia are growing in an insufferable manner in…
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Breaking News Dieudonne Banned From Performing in Morocco
The French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, who has faced repeated charges of incitement of hatred toward Jews, was banned from performing in Morocco. Dieudonne was slated to perform on April 29 in Casblanca but organizers had to cancel because authorities withheld their permission for the show, Le Figaro reported Thursday, citing Moroccan media. The show…
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Breaking News Defiant Jean-Marie Le Pen Vows To Stay in Politics
(Reuters) — National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen vowed in a Reuters interview to stay in politics until he dies, reiterating comments that show he is not backing away from a family feud that is complicating the far-right’s quest for power in France. Following comments he made last week over Nazi gas chambers and French…
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Breaking News ‘Disappointed’ Dad Retreats in Le Pen Right Wing Family Feud
(Reuters) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front, said on Monday he would not seek its ticket to stand in regional polls, taking some of the sting out of a damaging public row with his daughter Marine, the party’s current leader. But the 86-year-old former paratrooper told Le Figaro in an interview that…
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Opinion How France’s Le Pen Family Feud Is Manna From Far Right Wing Heaven
When I arrived in Paris last week for a research trip, little had changed from my many previous trips. Though spring, the weather was drizzly and cold; despite the economic crisis, charming stores displayed tempting breads and books; and notwithstanding the “défense de fumer” signs, café terraces were dense with cigarette smoke. And while Marine…
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Breaking News Older Le Pen Rejects Call To Quit Over ‘Gas Chamber’ Family Feud
(Reuters) — French National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen rejected on Friday a call from his daughter, the party’s leader, to leave politics over comments he made that she fears will hurt her push to widen the right-wing party’s appeal. Marine Le Pen said on Thursday she would seek disciplinary action against her father after…
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