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antisemitism in France

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and John Galliano attend Vogue’s Forces of Fashion Conference at Milk Studios on October 12, 2017, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/AFP)
August 4, 2026, 2:46 pm
Sorry not sorry? John Galliano exhibit at the Met sparks Jewish debate on repentance
Former Dior designer claims turnaround after his 2011 antisemitic tirade praising Hitler, and while the ADL accepted his apology, others ask if it’s enough – or even truly sincere
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A menorah is pictured after the seventh candle is lit for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah as mourners stand next to floral tributes laid out in memory of the victims of antisemitic terror shooting attack at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, December 20, 2025. (David Gray / AFP)
July 29, 2026, 7:00 am
After deadliest year in decades for Diaspora Jews, task force warns hate is ‘new normal’
Group representing major Jewish communities urges governments to take action after 20 people were murdered in attacks in 2025; 23,000 antisemitic acts were recorded in 7 countries
By Zev Stub
Illustrative photo of a young man reading from a Torah scroll (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 6:47 am
Over a dozen Torah scrolls stolen from synagogue in Paris suburb
President of local Jewish community association says theft was carried out by ‘professional team,’ notes ‘nothing else was stolen apart from Torah items of immeasurable value’
By Shira Li Bartov
French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch reacts during the 20th edition of the Rock en Seine music festival, in Saint-Cloud, outside Paris, on August 25, 2024. (Anna Kurth/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 6:48 pm
French Jewish DJ sues after anti-Israel activists disrupt her gig, lawyer says
Barbara Butch files complaints alleging incitement to hatred and violence, assault, and obstruction of artistic freedom, after she says protesters threw objects at her on stage
By AFP
French paralympic athlete Helios Latchoumanaya (R) holds the paralympic flame flanked by French-Iranian writer Marjane Satrapi (2nd L) and French DJ Barbara Butch (C) during the 20th edition of the Rock en Seine music festival, in Saint-Cloud, outside Paris, on August 25, 2024. (Anna KURTH/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 1:55 am
French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch is defiant after concert disrupted by anti-Israel protesters
Performer says attackers threw objects including glass bottles that shattered near her DJ console in Grenoble on Saturday; local far-left party official doubles down on boycott call
By Kelly Hartog
France's President Emmanuel Macron, center right, with Charles Dreyfus, grandson of Alfred Dreyfus, during a tribute ceremony to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the Ile de la Cite near the Court of Cassation in Paris, France, July 12, 2026. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)
July 13, 2026, 9:56 am
Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration
At ceremony for wrongfully convicted officer, Macron warns ‘old demons of antisemitism’ never fully vanished; statue had effectively been hidden for decades after proposed sites rejected
By Zev Stub and AP
A French police officer stands guard in front of the Synagogue of Sarcelles, Paris’s suburb, on October 11, 2023. (Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT/AFP)
July 13, 2026, 8:30 am
Weapons found in car parked near synagogue in Paris Jewish suburb; terror probe launched
Some 300 people evacuated from area after military-grade rifle, handgun found in stolen vehicle; French interior minister says no motives or suspects identified
By AFP
Illustrative: Travelers seen at the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport on April 11, 2018 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 11, 2026, 6:35 pm
Israel refuses entry to French journalist due to anti-Israeli statements
After reporting from Israel and the West Bank for six years, Alice Froussard wasn’t let in and was sent back to France, in a decision by Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli
By Zev Stub
Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella, left, attends a press conference to support far-right candidate for Marseille mayoral election, Franck Allisio, right, in Marseille, south of France, on March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
May 7, 2026, 6:01 pm
French far-right leaders quietly meet Israeli, German envoys ahead of run for presidency
National Rally party chief Marine Le Pen and deputy Jordan Bardella play down significance of talks with ambassadors, as faction seeks to shed its reputation for antisemitism
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: French gendarmes stand guard in front of a courtroom at the Paris Appeal Court in the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris on March 16, 2026. (Julien De Rosa/AFP)
April 18, 2026, 4:08 am
French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny’s poisoning of Jewish family
Despite defendant telling police ‘they have money and power” and ‘I should never have worked for a Jewish woman,’ appeals court denies Algerian caretaker was driven by Jew hatred
By Grace Gilson
Police officers and others run in front of Jo Goldenberg, a Jewish restaurant and deli, in Paris, after it was attacked by terrorists on August 9, 1982. (AP Photo/ Aulnay)
April 16, 2026, 6:42 pm
PA said to extradite to France key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack
Hicham Harb, suspected of leading gunmen in attack on Jo Goldenberg restaurant in which six were killed, was reportedly arrested by PA forces in September
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images via AFP)
April 15, 2026, 1:48 pm
Kanye West postpones Marseille concert after French authorities say they’ll seek ban
Artist with history of antisemitic remarks and actions says he takes responsibility for his past, but doesn’t want to put his fans ‘in the middle of it’
By AP and ToI Staff
Holocaust survivor Ginette Kolinka, 100, attends a commemorative ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the return of death camp deportees, in Paris, France, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
March 31, 2026, 1:31 pm
At 101, Holocaust survivor credits Spielberg for her ongoing fight against hatred
Ginette Kolinka, who survived Auschwitz, stayed silent for decades until Hollywood director’s foundation interviewed her in 1997; now, she shares her story in media and schools
By John Leicester
Illustrative: French law enforcement officers stand in front of a synagogue after two cars, one containing a gas bottle, were set alight in the area that morning, causing an explosion that injured a local policeman, La Grande-Motte, south of France, on August 24, 2024. (Pascal GUYOT / AFP)
March 15, 2026, 11:54 pm
Two brothers investigated in France on suspicion of planning antisemitic attack
Counterterrorism prosecutor’s office says police found a firearm, a bottle of acid, and an ISIS flag in their car last week
By Reuters and ToI Staff
(From L) Chief Rabbi of France Haim Korsia, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Anne-Laure Abitbol, sister of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, attend a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of his murder at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on February 13, 2026. (Bertrand GUAY / POOL / AFP)
February 13, 2026, 2:48 pm
Honoring 2006 Jewish murder victim, Macron says ‘antisemitic hydra’ has only grown since
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
By AFP
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