French jews

Proposed French sanctions will fuel antisemitism, isolate French Jews, lawyers warn

France is working with several European countries to step up pressure on Israel by imposing coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank.

Protesters hold signs depitcting Jean-Luc Melenchon as in a mugshot and reading "Antisemite Populist, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Repeat offender, Puts a target in the back of Jews."
(ILLUSTRATIVE) The Louvre Museum in Paris. Archive.

Tunisian national arrested for planned terror attack on Louvre or Jewish community in Paris

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.

Are French courts unwilling to call out antisemitism, recognize Jew-hatred? - analysis

This photograph shows a French flag fluttering with the La Defense business district in the background skyline, in Paris, on December 5, 2025.

Jewish boy tripped, punched, held at knifepoint on way to Paris synagogue


Israel bars French lawmakers over planned Palestinian state recognition

Tensions between Israel and France escalate after visas for 27 French MPs are revoked. Jerusalem warns of a diplomatic clash in June.

 French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)

Clash with anti-Israel marchers at Jewish-owned Strasbourg bakery draws outrage

French politicians decried the incident, calling it antisemitic, and said that it must stop.

 Crowd gathers at Place Kleber with the call of Strasbourg Palestine Collective and marches to the Place du Chateau with slogans in support of Gaza, in Strasbourg, France on March 22, 2025.

'Dirty Jew': French Jew beaten on street in latest antisemitic attack in Villeurbanne

A man wearing a Star of David pendant necklace was allegedly attacked by two men on Friday, with one man filing and another striking the victim on the head while calling him a "dirty Jew."

French police in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, August 31, 2019. (illustrative)

Man who viciously attacked Orleans rabbi arrested, victim tells 'Post'

The attacker was a minor, according to a social media statement by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

 A member of the Jewish community prays at a synagogue in Orleans, central France, on March 23, 2025, the day after an attack to the rabbi of Orleans, for which a minor has been arrested

In broad daylight: French rabbi assaulted, bitten in front of son on way back from synagogue

Rabbi Arié Engelberg was on his way back from synagogue when he was reportedly kicked, punched, and bitten on the shoulder.

 Rabbi Arié Engelberg.

Site of Hyper Cacher massacre set on fire in suspected arson

"This act of vandalism, just months after the attack’s tenth anniversary, is yet another reminder of the persistent threats Jewish communities face," the EJC said on X.

 A woman walks by the Hypercacher Jewish supermarket after its facade was set ablaze overnight in Paris on March 20, 2025. According to police sources, a man was caught on CCTV cameras setting fire to four containers in front of the Hypercacher entrance, before setting fire to a nearby worksite skip

Marine Le Pen's shift on antisemitism: A new ally for French Jews - opinion

Marine Le Pen's transformation of the National Rally into a pro-Jewish party marks a significant shift, with French Jews now seeing it as an ally.

Jordan Bardella (R), President of the French far Right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party and head of the RN list for the European elections, and Marine Le Pen, President of RN (L).

Exploring humanity through animation: Hazanavicius' 'The Most Precious of Cargoes' debuts in Israel

At Haifa Film Festival, Oscar-winning director discusses France’s antisemitism.

 A SCENE from ‘Most Precious of Cargoes.’

Rouen synagogue vandalized months after arson, knife attack

Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol condemned the antisemitic vandalism on Tuesday, saying on Facebook that such action had no place in the city or republic.

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.

French parliament approves bill against antisemites, racists becoming citizens

The law, which would also have to pass in the French Senate, was adopted by the parliament late Tuesday with 154 parliamentarians in favor, 72 against, and 43 in abstention. 

 People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.