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Mennel Ibtissem performed “Hallelujah” on France’s version of “The Voice.” (Facebook via JTA)
February 9, 2018, 5:06 pm
French-Muslim singer quits TV show over conspiracy posts
After moving performance of Leonard Cohen song, Mennel Ibtissem was found to be peddling conspiracy theories about terror attacks
By JTA
Mennel Ibtissem performed “Hallelujah” on France’s version of “The Voice.” (Facebook via JTA)
February 8, 2018, 2:26 am
Adored by many, French-Muslim singer hits sour note with Facebook posts
A favorite on France's 'The Voice' and seen as symbol for coexistence, Mennel Ibtissem found to be peddling conspiracy theories about terror attacks
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Muslims pray in the street for Friday prayer in the Paris suburb of Clichy la Garenne, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
November 11, 2017, 2:44 am
Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers
Muslim leader accuses protesters of seeking to 'divide the citizens' of France; Clichy-la-Garenne mayor vows to return every Friday
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and Nicolas Garriga
In this May 6, 2014 file photo, French chef Xavier Lebeau poses with a plate of Quenelles de Brochet (pike fish) with Green Haricot beans and Champignons de Paris (Paris mushrooms), at the Saint Pierre de Chaillot school in Paris, France. France has been grappling with how to reconcile religious beliefs with secular values when it comes to pork in school lunches, with one lawmaker’s solution: vegetarian meals. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
August 31, 2017, 3:57 am
French schools ordered to reinstate no-pork lunches for Jewish, Muslim students
Judge rules that lack of alternative 'not in keeping with the spirit' of international convention on children's rights
By JTA
Sarah Halimi, 66, killed on April 4, 2017, in Paris in what is suspected to be a racially motivated attack by her neighbor. (Courtesy)
June 29, 2017, 8:36 am
Jewish community accuses France of covering up anti-Semitism in slaying
Head of CRIF umbrella organization asks why government has been silent over April killing of Sarah Halimi in Paris
By JTA
Sarah Halimi, 66, killed on April 4, 2017, in Paris in what is suspected to be a racially motivated attack by her neighbor. (Courtesy)
June 16, 2017, 4:47 pm
Ex-police boss seeks review of French cops’ inaction during Jewish woman’s killing
Retired commissioner says 3 armed officers should have broken into house, not waited for backup during murder of Sarah Halimi by Muslim neighbor
By JTA
French President Emmanuel Macron (4-L) and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (3-L) pose for a family photo after the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER
May 18, 2017, 7:22 pm
Macron unveils diverse cabinet featuring critics, advocates of Israel
Pro-Israel Bruno le Maire takes economy; Agnes Buzyn, born to Polish Jews, becomes health minister
By JTA
The French National Front's Marine Le Pen (R) and former French presidential election candidate for the right-wing Debout la France (DLF) party Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (L), sing the French National anthem at the end of a meeting at the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte, on May 1, 2017. (AFP/Joel Saget)
May 5, 2017, 9:42 pm
Le Pen woos female voters but feminists sceptical
Far-right candidate plays up being a single mother but critics say she's subverting women's rights to send 'xenophobic message'
By Joëlle GARRUS
Sarah Halimi, 66, killed on April 4, 2017, in Paris in what is suspected to be a racially motivated attack by her neighbor. (Courtesy)
April 29, 2017, 12:31 am
French Jewish leader demands police probe death of Jewish woman as murder
Suspect who allegedly pushed Sarah Halimi, 66, to her death in Paris was placed in psychiatric evaluation since arrest
By JTA and TOI staff
Directors Claude Lelouch, left, and Alexandre Amiel attend a panel discussion at the Colcoa French Film Festival, in Los Angeles, California, April 25, 2017. (AFP/VALERIE MACON)
April 27, 2017, 12:48 pm
‘Why do they hate us?’ documentary probes France’s anti-Semitism
Motivated by January 2015 Paris attacks, Jewish filmmaker investigates racism through eyes of its victims
By Frankie TAGGART
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar in the Jewish Museum in Moscow, Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
April 23, 2017, 2:02 am
Russian chief rabbi: France’s Jews should leave if Le Pen wins
At Limmud FSU gathering near Moscow, Berel Lazar warns the French are 'heading toward radicalization'
By JTA
French policemen stand in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on April 22, 2017. (AFP/Geoffroy van der Hasselt)
April 22, 2017, 6:42 pm
Panic in Paris station as man arrested with knife
Incident comes on eve of French elections and days after the jihadist killing of a policeman on the Champs-Elysees
By AFP
French bar owner Amar Salhi poses for a picture outside his bar in Sevran, northeast of Paris, April 13, 2017. (AFP/Adam PLOWRIGHT)
April 20, 2017, 10:27 am
How an ‘Islamic’ bar became a French election scandal
Footage showing hostility to women at Jockey Club in Sevan has come to symbolize threat of Muslim culture to society
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
Police officers cordon off the access to the Orly airport, south of Paris, Saturday, March, 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
March 25, 2017, 2:31 pm
Two charged over arms supply to French airport attacker
Remanded suspects indicted for weapons possession and 'association with terrorist criminals' in connection with Orly attack
By AFP
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)
March 18, 2017, 4:55 pm
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 TOI staff
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