Former French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner says “France has always been antisemitic.” Has it really? “‘France has always been antisemitic,’ former French foreign minister says,” by Mathilda Heller, Jerusalem Post, October 22, 2024: Kouchner lamented a lack of knowledge of Jewish history: “We talk about colonization, about hatred, about territorial expansion, about genocide. But we […]
Has France Really ‘Always Been Antisemitic’?
Has France “always been antisemitic”? That’s what former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner claimed on October 2. The answer is, well, yes and no. Outbreaks of antisemitism there certainly have been, as in the 14th century, when Jews in southern France were accused of spreading the Black Death. Jews had lower rates of the disease […]
France’s Macron leads charge at international conference for Lebanon, $1,000,000,000 pledged in ‘aid’
Israel has been choking out Hizballah’s funding as it continues air strikes on the jihad terror group’s major banks. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant “redefined the banks as terror entity arms of Hezbollah.” IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari also stated that the late Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s bunker, which is estimated to contain at least half a […]
Netanyahu Denounces Macron For Claiming Israel Owes Its Existence to the UN
President Emmanuel Macron of France has been reported as saying that Israel “should not forget” that it was “created by the UN” — and therefore, presumably, it ought not to be making life difficult for the UNIFIL troops in southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was outraged by this remark. More on Macron, and […]
France: Woman converts to Islam, stabs her father for preventing her from wearing the veil
Righteous, by her new lights. She has embraced a belief system that sanctifies violence under certain circumstances, so what could anyone expect? “Ten months in prison for stabbing her father, who prevented her from ‘wearing the veil,’” by Guillaume Frouin, Le Parisien, October 16, 2024 (thanks to David): A 23-year-old woman, previously unknown to the […]
France: Brother of Afghan Muslim migrant charged in US Election Day jihad plot arrested for similar plans
Did anyone at all think of trying to determine whether these brothers had jihadist sensibilities before they entered France and the U.S.? “Brother of Afghan man charged with plotting US Election Day terrorist attack arrested in France for similar plans,” by Jessica Barshis, Human Events, October 15, 2024: An Afghan national was arrested by the […]
France: In three schools, Muslims scream ‘Allahu akbar’ during minute of silence for teachers murdered by jihadis
The “diversity” we are ordered to “celebrate” somehow never involves respect for the native culture and people. “Tribute to Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty: four incidents noted in middle schools in Indre-et-Loire,” translated from “Hommage à Dominique Bernard et Samuel Paty : quatre incidents relevés dans des collèges d’Indre-et-Loire,” by Mariella Esvant, La Nouvelle République, […]
Does Macron Not Know How Israel is Preventing Civilian Casualties, or Does He Not Care?
Israel is justifiably worried that other European suppliers of arms to the IDF will follow French President Emmanuel Macron’s lead and halt their own sales of weapons to the embattled Israelis. He is setting a terrible example. More on his call for an embargo on weapons for Israel can be found here: “Macron urges countries […]
In Cutting Off Israel, Macron Says Nothing About the Christians of Lebanon
On October 5, as Jihad Watch reported here, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country was ending arms sales to Israel. Does Macron have reason to believe that the IDF’s campaign in Gaza has violated international law? Hasn’t Israel been doing everything it can to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza? Already by March, the […]
France: Son of Osama bin Laden barred from returning to country after deportation
In July 2023, Omar Binladin was indicted for advocating terrorism. “Son of Osama bin Laden barred from returning to France after deportation,” Reuters, October 8, 2024: PARIS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been barred from returning to France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in […]