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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

Francois Hollande

French President Emmanuel Macron holds children by the hands as he visit the vandalized Jewish cemetery in Quatzenheim, eastern France, Tuesday, February 19, 2019. (Frederick Florin, Pool via AP)
February 20, 2019, 5:09 am
‘That’s enough’: Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
‘Every time a French person, because he or she is Jewish, is insulted, threatened — or worse, injured or killed — the whole Republic’ is attacked, says Macron at Shoah memorial
By Samuel Petrequin and Sylvie Corbet
People gather around flowers and candles laid next to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on November 12, 2016, a few hours before the reopening concert by British musician Sting to mark the first anniversary of the November 13 Paris attacks.(AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT)
May 31, 2018, 8:43 am
Paris attacks documentary shows victims’ defiance in face of horror
Filmmakers were in the World Trade Center with firefighters on 9/11, and shared trauma helped them connect with survivors in Bataclan
By Laurence THOMANN
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to relatives of victims near the 'Le Carillon' bar and 'Le Petit Cambodge' restaurant during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Paris attacks of November 2015 in which 130 people were killed, in Paris on November 13, 2017. (Etienne Laurent/AFP)
November 13, 2017, 3:21 pm
Two years on, jittery French honor 130 killed in Paris attacks
National police chief says recent incidents have dragged France into ‘new era of terrorism’
By AP
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with people as he arrives to vote in Le Touquet, northern France, during the second round of the French parliamentary elections on June 18, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT)
June 18, 2017, 12:56 pm
Macron set to sweep parliament as 2nd round of vote begins
Even ‘a goat’ endorsed by new president would likely win a seat at this point, the French joke, amid widespread projections of a landslide victory
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) casts his ballot next to his wife Brigitte Macron (L) at a polling station during the first round of the French legislative elections in Le Touquet, on June 11, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Christophe Petit Tesson)
June 12, 2017, 11:46 am
France’s Macron heads for crushing parliamentary majority
Newly elected president widens his centrist revolution after first round of voting for National Assembly leaves traditional parties in disarray
By Guy JACKSON and Clare BYRNE
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Vertou, western France, during the first round of legislative elections on June 11, 2017. (AFP/Loic Venance)
June 11, 2017, 11:21 am
Macron seeks majority as France votes for new parliament
The president’s untested En Marche party needs a clear majority for him to push through his promised reforms
By Guy JACKSON and Sylvie Groult
Outgoing French president Francois Hollande, left, greets President Emmanuel Macron before the handover ceremony, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Sunday, May 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
May 14, 2017, 1:27 pm
Emmanuel Macron, youngest French leader since Napoleon, sworn in
After ceremony, outgoing president Hollande is applauded by staff – and his successor – as he leaves Elysee palace
By AP and ToI Staff
French President Francois Hollande seen at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the abolition of slavery on May 10, 2017, at the Jardins du Luxembourg. (AFP Photo/Pool and AFP Photo/Eric Feferberg)
May 14, 2017, 8:58 am
Hollande’s presidency marked by terrorism, love scandal
Backlash over economic reforms, intervention in African conflicts also prominent during outgoing president’s tenure
By Beatrice Le Bohec
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (C) gestures as he leaves an event for La Republique En Marche party candidates at the entrance of the Quai Branly museum on May 13, 2017, in Paris. (AFP Photo/Charly Triballeau)
May 14, 2017, 8:57 am
Macron set to take office as French president
Following inauguration, political newcomer expected to name his PM, meet with Merkel on Monday
By Guy JACKSON
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, and outgoing President Francois Hollande attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Stephane De Sakutin)
May 8, 2017, 2:40 pm
Macron to be sworn in as president on Sunday
Outgoing French President Hollande announces inauguration of his successor, as two appear together at WWII victory commemoration
By Sylvie Corbet and Lori Hinnant
A combination of video grabs from an AFP video taken on May 3, 2017 during a live televised debate shows French presidential candidates Marine Le Pen, left, and Emmanuel Macron, right, ahead of the second round of the French presidential election on May 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
May 4, 2017, 2:02 pm
Poll: Macron convinces majority of French viewers in TV debate
Latest surveys show centrist candidate would win presidential runoff against far-right opponent Le Pen with 60% of the vote
By Adam PLOWRIGHT and Guy JACKSON
MP Meyer Habib speaks at the National Assembly in Paris, November 28, 2014. (screen capture)
May 4, 2017, 3:05 am
French-Israeli settlers receive election notices addressed to ‘Palestinian territories’
Jewish MP blasts ‘demeaning provocation’ by Paris; some said to have boycotted presidential vote in protest
By ToI Staff
French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le Pen (L) and French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron pose prior to the start of a live brodcast face-to-face televised debate, on May 3, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Eric FEFERBERG)
May 4, 2017, 1:56 am
Macron, Le Pen clash on terror, EU in heated final French debate
Ahead of weekend runoff, presidential candidates trade barbs over attitudes to Islam and globalization
By Adam PLOWRIGHT and Guy JACKSON
This file photo taken on August 19, 2015 shows French journalist and author Valerie Trierweiler looking on at the Champ de Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris (AFP/Miguel Medina)
April 29, 2017, 8:49 pm
Hollande’s ex writes about Klimt’s Jewish mistress
French president’s former girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler pens new book inspired by the ‘torrid affair’ of famed painter
By AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (rear C) speaks with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila (2nd R), Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (rear L) and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven (front L) and Estonian Prime minister Juri Ratas (R) during a special EU leaders' meeting at the Europa building, the main headquarters of European Council and the Council of the EU, in Brussels, on April 29, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Virginia Mayo)
April 29, 2017, 4:40 pm
EU adopts tough Brexit talks stance
Leaders unanimously adopt strategy as they seek to show unity ahead of two years of grueling negotiations
By Danny Kemp and Alex Pigman
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