FranceFrench Jews put hope in law tackling anti-Israel hate as antisemitic violence reaches record highLast year there were 1,320 hate incidents in France, with a record number of physical assaultsBy Shirli Sitbon5 min read
European UnionEU to impose sanctions on West Bank settlers, says French FMJean-Noël Barrot suggested that such a move would now be possible after a change of leadership in Hungary1 min read
LebanonHezbollah attack on Unifil peacekeepers leaves two French soldiers deadFrench Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin said the Iranian proxy ambushed the UN force over the weekendBy JC Reporter1 min read
FranceFrench appeals court rules nanny who tried to poison Jewish children is not antisemiticThe woman, from Algeria, allegedly told police that she ‘never should have worked for a Jewish woman’ because ‘they have money and power’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
FranceKanye West postpones Marseille gig indefinitely as officials ‘very determined’ to prevent showMayor Benoit Payan said he would not let city “be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism”By Jamie Shapiro2 min read
FranceBrothers arrested over ‘deadly and antisemitic’ French terror plotPolice found a semi-automatic weapon, a bottle of hydrochloric acid, aluminium foil and an Isis flag in their carBy JC Reporter1 min read
FranceKiller of Sarah Halimi arrested over violent robberyKobili Traoré killed Jewish doctor Sarah Halimi in her Paris home in 2017, but was cleared of criminal responsibilityBy Shirli Sitbon1 min read
More than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025Jewish people account for 0.6% of the French populationBy Canaan Lidor1 min read||February 16, 2026 11:41
Jewish boy, 13, ‘attacked by five men’ on his way to synagogueThe boy told investigators that the men held a knife to his throat and shouted antisemitic slursBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||February 11, 2026 17:00
Man ‘obsessed with Judaism’ who threw Jewish neighbour from 17th-floor balcony ‘not motivated by antisemitism’The defendant pushed his 89-year-old neighbour to his death in 2022By Shirli Sitbon1 min read||February 10, 2026 16:38
France issues court warrants for two Israeli joint citizens over ‘complicity in genocide’The pair are accused of membership of Israeli protest groups involved in attempts to block the entry of humanitarian aid into GazaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 3, 2026 11:31
Two surgeons banned over death of Israeli billionaire during penis enlargement surgeryThe man died during the 2019 operationBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||February 2, 2026 17:33
Jewish family whose home was ‘squatted’ by French ambassadors ‘lost 14m euros in rent’, lawyer saysIraqi-Jewish family is seeking compensation from French state which used their looted home in Baghdad without paying for itBy Shirli Sitbon3 min read||January 21, 2026 14:47
French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry‘Falsification of facts’ condemned by community leaders and President Emmanuel MacronBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||January 15, 2026 15:31
French-Jewish footballer Dan Elkayam named among Bondi attack victimsThe IT worker and keen sportsman, 27, moved to Australia last year and was publicly mourned by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël BarrotBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||December 15, 2025 14:11
French nanny in court for pouring toilet cleaner into Jewish family’s drinksThe Algerian woman is accused of adding cleaning fluid to wine, juice and a pasta dishBy Shirli Sitbon1 min read||December 9, 2025 11:09
