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


Defiant of Iranian threat, over 150 French Jews immigrate to Israel

The Jewish Agency and Aliyah Ministry said that over 7,000 new Aliyah applications had been opened in France in 2024 compared to 1,200 the year prior.

 French Jews arrive in Israel for Aliyah, August 1, 2024.

Paris Grande Synagogue treasurer: ‘French Jews must stay in France’ - interview

Levy explained that many of the fears around rising antisemitism were exaggerated, and said that he had never encountered antisemitism himself.

 Great Synagogue in Paris

Three Bulgarian nationals arrested for red hand vandalism of Paris Holocaust memorial 

The incident drew national outrage, with French President Emmanuel Macron attacking the vandals for undermining the memory of French heroes and the victims of the Holocaust.

Blood-red hands  graffiti on the Paris Holocaust memorial, May 14, 2024.

It's time for a mass aliyah by French Jews - opinion

The number of antisemitic incidents across France has quadrupled and the situation has been steadily deteriorating for two decades, he said. The atmosphere towards the Jews is sometimes “unbearable.”

 JEAN-LUC MELENCHON, leader of French far-left La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), has never acknowledged the October 7 massacre by Hamas, says the writer.

'Jews live here': French anti-antisemitism campaign hits close to home

The video shows the effect of antisemitism on French Jews through the eyes of a non-Jewish family friend.

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

Were French Jewish students discriminated against in Baccalaureate exams?

An Education Ministry investigation found no grading bias in French Jewish students' Baccalaureate exams, despite the school's legal claims of unexplained lower scores suggesting discrimination.

 People hold French national flags as they gather to protest against the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, at the Place de la Republique following partial results in the first round of the early 2024 legislative elections, in Paris, France, June 30, 2024.

Who'd have thought Jews would fear the far Left more than the Right? - opinion

Previously, Jews were sensitive to any whiff of right-wing xenophobia, even against other groups. But today, these communities have greater fear of hostility from surging Muslim communities.

 Marine Le Pen

As Europe becomes Islamized, Jews should jump ship and move to Israel - opinion

The changing face of Europe leaves the Jews of Europe with no way out; they have but one insurance policy: Israel’s Law of Return.

 MEMBERS OF the European Parliament vote during a plenary session last year, in Strasbourg, France. Recent election results in France, the UK, and for the European Parliament cast a pall over the future of the Jews in Europe, says the writer.

Letters to the Editor, July 10, 2024: Recognize the truth

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

French Jews face a bleak future in a divided country - opinion

In this volatile landscape, French Jews find themselves increasingly vulnerable, caught amid escalating societal tensions.

 SUPPORTERS OF the far-left La France Insoumise and an alliance of left-wing parties, Nouveau Front Populaire, react to initial results in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, in Paris, on Sunday.