April 23, 2017
11:27 pm

French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Parc des Expositions in Paris, on April 23, 2017, after the first round of the Presidential election. (AFP PHOTO / Patrick KOVARIK)

French leaders urge support for Macron ahead of presidential runoff against Le Pen

Bernard Cazeneuve rallies support for centrist in May 7 vote; protesters clash with police as poll results reveal 1st round winners

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

April 23, 2017
10:23 pm

Far-right leader and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen, cheers supporters on stage after exit poll results of the first round of the presidential election were announced, at her election day headquarters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, Sunday, April 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Le Pen, Macron through to 2nd round in French elections

Exit polls show far-right leader and centrist will contest presidency on May 7; others concede; Le Pen hails ‘historic result’

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

April 23, 2017
4:38 pm

French nationals Israel walk past posters showing French presidential election candidates at a polling station at the French consulate in Jerusalem on April 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Turnout slightly up as France votes in high-stakes race

Long lines reported in Jerusalem and Netanya for expats wishing to cast ballots in presidential election

By Guy JACKSON

April 21, 2017
12:58 am

Soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe after a shooting killed a police officer and injured two others on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on April 20, 2017. (AFP/Benjamin Cremel)

Islamic State claims Paris attack that killed policeman

Terror group says shooter, killed at scene, was Belgian ‘fighter’; police say he was a known terror suspect; Hollande promises ‘vigilance’ ahead of presidential elections

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

April 10, 2017
12:57 pm

French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National party Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a campaign meeting at the Palais des Congres in Ajaccio on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on April 8, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pascal Pochard-Casabianca)

Israel slams Marine Le Pen’s Holocaust comments as ‘contradicting historical truth’

French far-right presidential candidate on Sunday denied French culpability for roundups of Jews under Nazi rule

By Stuart Winer and AFP

April 10, 2017
12:43 am

Le Pen: France not responsible for WWII round-up of Jews

Far-right presidential candidate defends comments as Jewish groups slam ‘revisionist’ statement

By AFP

April 9, 2017
5:32 pm

Egyptians wheel away a body near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Israel calls for joint fight against terror after Egypt bombings

Germany, France and Hamas terror group also condemn IS attack against Copts on Palm Sunday

By Times of Israel staff and Agencies

April 5, 2017
3:49 pm

The day after a suspected chemical weapons attack killed at least 72 in a rebel-held town in Syria, Vice President of the Syrian national coalition Abdul Hakim Bashar gives a press conference in Istanbul, April 5, 2017. (AFP/OZAN KOSE)

Syria opposition says soft US attitude encouraging Assad

Arab League calls alleged gas attack ‘a major crime’ but doesn’t blame regime; Lebanon condemns global apathy; pope calls for end to carnage

By Agencies

April 4, 2017
7:28 pm

This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017 shows a Syrian doctor treating a boy following a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)

US, Britain, France hold Assad regime responsible for Syria gas attack

Russia, Syrian army deny involvement; UN commission investigating incident in which at least 58 people died following alleged chemical airstrike

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

March 23, 2017
12:48 am

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street in central London on March 22, 2017, following the terror incident at the Houses of Parliament. (AFP Photo/Pool/Richard Pohle)

May condemns ‘sick terrorist attack’ as world leaders offer condolences

Defiant UK leader says nation will not allow ‘evil to drive us apart’ as death toll in attack outside Parliament rises to 4, with 40 injured

By Times of Israel staff and Agencies

March 20, 2017
4:59 pm

Latifa Ibn Ziaten and CRIF President Roger Cukierman at the CRIF national convention in Paris, Nov. 16, 2014. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

Bereaved Muslim mother skips memorial for Toulouse victims

Latifa Ibn Ziaten stays away from ceremony because ‘no one pays homage’ to her son, ‘nobody thinks of the soldiers’

By JTA

March 18, 2017
4:55 pm

RAID police unit officers secure the area at the Paris' Orly airport on March 18, 2017 following the shooting of a man by French security forces. (AFP/Benjamin Cremel)

Paris airport suspect previously investigated for Islamic extremism

Man shot dead trying to grab soldier’s weapon was ‘known to the police and intelligence services,’ minister says

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

March 17, 2017
1:10 am

A man pulls a cart in front of a huge portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Taksim Square in Istanbul on March 15, 2017. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Erdogan lashes EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’

Amid referendum campaign to expand his powers, Turkish leader finds himself in worsening relations with Germany and Holland

By Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams

March 16, 2017
4:51 pm

French Police officers stand guard outside the main entrance (Rear C) of the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 16, 2017 in Paris, after a letter bomb exploded in the premises. (Christophe Archambault/AFP)

One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF Paris office

Attack comes after Greek far-left group claims it sent a parcel bomb to the German finance ministry in Berlin

By AFP

March 12, 2017
11:29 am

The bodies of the Toulouse Jewish school shooting victims, shrouded in prayer shawls, prior to burial at the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem, March 2012. (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Paying tribute to Toulouse victims, France vows ‘tireless’ fight against terror

On 5th anniversary of attack that killed Jewish teacher and 3 children, Hollande says ‘democracy will always be stronger than Islamist barbarism’

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Francois Hollande

French leaders urge support for Macron ahead of presidential runoff against Le Pen

Bernard Cazeneuve rallies support for centrist in May 7 vote; protesters clash with police as poll results reveal 1st round winners

Le Pen, Macron through to 2nd round in French elections

Exit polls show far-right leader and centrist will contest presidency on May 7; others concede; Le Pen hails ‘historic result’

Turnout slightly up as France votes in high-stakes race

Long lines reported in Jerusalem and Netanya for expats wishing to cast ballots in presidential election

Islamic State claims Paris attack that killed policeman

Terror group says shooter, killed at scene, was Belgian ‘fighter’; police say he was a known terror suspect; Hollande promises ‘vigilance’ ahead of presidential elections

Israel slams Marine Le Pen’s Holocaust comments as ‘contradicting historical truth’

French far-right presidential candidate on Sunday denied French culpability for roundups of Jews under Nazi rule

Le Pen: France not responsible for WWII round-up of Jews

Far-right presidential candidate defends comments as Jewish groups slam ‘revisionist’ statement

Israel calls for joint fight against terror after Egypt bombings

Germany, France and Hamas terror group also condemn IS attack against Copts on Palm Sunday

Syria opposition says soft US attitude encouraging Assad

Arab League calls alleged gas attack ‘a major crime’ but doesn’t blame regime; Lebanon condemns global apathy; pope calls for end to carnage

US, Britain, France hold Assad regime responsible for Syria gas attack

Russia, Syrian army deny involvement; UN commission investigating incident in which at least 58 people died following alleged chemical airstrike

May condemns ‘sick terrorist attack’ as world leaders offer condolences

Defiant UK leader says nation will not allow ‘evil to drive us apart’ as death toll in attack outside Parliament rises to 4, with 40 injured

Bereaved Muslim mother skips memorial for Toulouse victims

Latifa Ibn Ziaten stays away from ceremony because ‘no one pays homage’ to her son, ‘nobody thinks of the soldiers’

Paris airport suspect previously investigated for Islamic extremism

Man shot dead trying to grab soldier’s weapon was ‘known to the police and intelligence services,’ minister says

Erdogan lashes EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’

Amid referendum campaign to expand his powers, Turkish leader finds himself in worsening relations with Germany and Holland

One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF Paris office

Attack comes after Greek far-left group claims it sent a parcel bomb to the German finance ministry in Berlin

Paying tribute to Toulouse victims, France vows ‘tireless’ fight against terror

On 5th anniversary of attack that killed Jewish teacher and 3 children, Hollande says ‘democracy will always be stronger than Islamist barbarism’

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