The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ilan-halimi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:22:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ilan Halimi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ilan-halimi/ 32 32 Honoring 2006 Jewish murder victim, Macron says ‘antisemitic hydra’ has only grown since https://www.timesofisrael.com/honoring-2006-jewish-murder-victim-macron-says-antisemitic-hydra-has-only-grown-since/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:48:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3753994 Marking 20 years since Ilan Halimi's brutal killing, French president denounces Islamist, far-left and far-right anti-Jewish hate, noting some of it is masked as anti-Zionism

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]]> Brothers arrested for felling tree at Paris memorial to murdered French Jewish man https://www.timesofisrael.com/brothers-arrested-for-felling-tree-at-memorial-to-murdered-french-jewish-man/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:58:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3629000 Suspects, reportedly of Tunisian nationality, to be tried in fast-track process for desecrating monument, according to public prosecutor's office

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]]> Macron vows to punish act of ‘hate’ after memorial tree for slain French Jew cut down https://www.timesofisrael.com/macron-vows-to-punish-act-of-hate-after-memorial-tree-for-slain-french-jew-cut-down/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:17:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620916 Olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 2006 antisemitic attack, is felled, sparking anger across France

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]]> France’s ‘vile passions’ resurface in anti-Jewish graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/frances-vile-passions-resurface-in-anti-jewish-graffiti/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:13:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2018040 As poll finds nearly half of 'yellow vest' protesters believe in worldwide 'Zionist plot' and amid spate of anti-Jewish acts, one local says 'French society is in trouble'

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]]> Macron denounces ‘unacceptable increase’ in anti-Semitic attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/macron-denounces-unacceptable-increase-in-anti-semitic-attacks/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:29:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2017855&preview=true&preview_id=2017855 French government says anti-Jewish attacks 'spreading like poison' after 74% surge in 2018, links incidents to yellow vest protests

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]]> France vows firm response to wave of anti-Semitic vandalism https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-vows-firm-response-to-wave-of-anti-semitic-vandalism/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:53:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2017139 Government says anti-Jewish attacks 'spreading like poison' after 74% surge in 2018, tries to link incidents to yellow vest protests

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]]> Tree commemorating murdered French Jew is chopped down amid anti-Semitic spate https://www.timesofisrael.com/tree-commemorating-murdered-french-jew-chopped-down-amid-anti-semitic-spate/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:53:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2016599 Desecration of memorial to Ilan Halimi the latest in series of anti-Jewish attacks that have raised fears in Paris; anti-Semitic attacks up 74% in 2018

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]]> Journalist investigates wholesale denial of pivotal anti-Semitic murder in Paris https://www.timesofisrael.com/journalist-investigates-wholesale-denial-of-pivotal-anti-semitic-murder-in-paris/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 03:04:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1924022 French writer Noémie Halioua’s book, 'L’affaire Sarah Halimi,' dives into the vicious homicide of a Jewish woman that French authorities resisted calling a hate crime

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]]> Paris plaque in memory of murdered French Jew vandalized https://www.timesofisrael.com/paris-plaque-in-memory-of-murdered-french-jew-vandalized/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:16:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1723061 Memorial to Ilan Halimi, who was tortured to death in 2006, torn from wall and daubed with anti-Semitic slogans

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]]> Killing of Parisian Jew in April a test case for new French president https://www.timesofisrael.com/killing-of-parisian-jew-in-april-a-test-case-for-new-french-president/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:43:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1639424 French Jews see manslaughter charge against suspected killer as sign of failure to confront anti-Semitism, fear of alienating Muslims

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]]> France’s disgrace https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/from-ilan-halimi-to-sarah-halimi-frances-disgrace/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1631068 An open letter to the new French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb on the horrific murder of Sarah Halimi

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]]> Why these 5 European Jews are promoting far-right parties https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-these-5-european-jews-are-promoting-far-right-parties/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:05:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1590352 Circumstances can bring about the unlikeliest of political allies -- such as these community leaders who support candidates who are purportedly bigoted against them

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]]> Hate crime charge dropped in rape-robbery of French Jewish couple https://www.timesofisrael.com/hate-crime-charge-dropped-in-rape-robbery-of-french-jewish-couple/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:18:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1567451 Anti-Semitism watchdog 'indignant' over decision by 'novice judge'; French leaders had called 2014 attack in Creteil glaringly anti-Semitic

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]]> Ilan Halimi’s killer handed 10 extra years in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/ilan-halimis-killer-handed-10-extra-years-in-prison/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:52:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1539378 Gang leader serving life for torturing Parisian Jew to death in 2009 receives extended sentence for previous extortions

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]]> Rabbi, Muslim rapper release song in memory of slain French Jew https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-muslim-rapper-release-song-in-memory-of-slain-french-jew/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 22:33:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1339204 72-year-old cleric, 30-year-old musician releasing clip on 10th anniversary of Ilan Halimi's murder

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