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People gather on and around the statue in the center of the Place de la Republic square at the end of a demonstration part of a nationwide day of actions called by high-school students, joined by unions and teachers, who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations in Paris on October 6, 2026. (Dimitar DILKOFF/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 4:54 am
French riot police fire tear gas as masses rally nationwide for school funding
Some 266,000 protest across country; over 6,500 arrested, mostly minors; class suspended at nearly 900 schools; facing criticism of police abuse, PM pledges to address ‘accidents’
By Nicolas Garriga and OLEG CETINIC
Activists hold a rally against the Iranian regime and in support of widespread protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, near the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 16, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 16, 2023, 6:11 pm
France backs Iran protests with rally, Eiffel Tower display for Mahsa Amini
4 months after Kurdish woman’s death in Iranian custody sparked major protests, activists march as European Parliament readies to debate Revolutionary Guard terror blacklisting
By AP
Illustrative: A dog walks past presidential campaign posters during the first round of the French presidential election, in Strasbourg, eastern France, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
June 8, 2022, 12:38 am
Jewish man says he was beaten while hanging campaign flyers for his wife in France
Liron Rozenhaft tells police that group of men assaulted him, called him a ‘dirty Jew’ on streets of Strasbourg after reading wife’s last name on the posters
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: A Deliveroo driver is seen in traffic in north London, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, File)
January 14, 2021, 10:00 pm
France convicts delivery man for refusing kosher food orders, will deport him
Interior minister says Algerian man, who was in the country illegally and was caught over scandal, will be expelled after completing prison term for anti-Semitic discrimination
By AP
Illustrative: A Deliveroo driver is seen in traffic in north London, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, File)
January 11, 2021, 1:54 pm
Food courier in France allegedly refuses to serve Jews
Pair of kosher eateries in Strasbourg files complaint against Deliveroo driver accused of refusing to offer them service
By Agencies
Illustrative: Police officers stand guard after a knife attack August 23, 2018 in Trappes, west of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
August 27, 2020, 10:02 pm
‘No Jews or sluts allowed’ daubed on French street named for Holocaust survivor
Police search for men who allegedly assaulted painter wearing shirt with inscription of Israel and used his paint to write graffiti on a Strasbourg street
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative. Parents with newborn sextuplets, in the neonatal unit, at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Missouri, May 21, 2004. (Kyle Ericson/AP/File)
May 18, 2020, 11:58 pm
Jewish woman gives birth to sextuplets in France
Team of 30 medical staff members take four minutes to deliver six babies, born premature at 24 weeks; last time such large multiple birth occurred in country was in 1989
By Marcy Oster
Rabbi Harold Abraham, the chief rabbi of Strasbourg, in 2017 (YouTube screenshot)
March 28, 2020, 11:52 am
Chief rabbi of Strasbourg believes majority of city’s Jewish population infected
Harold Abraham Weill says French community of 20,000 has been hard-hit by coronavirus pandemic, even leading to some expressions of anti-Semitism
By ToI Staff
Strasbourg's supporters cheer for their team during the UEFA Europa League preliminary round football match on July 25, 2019. (PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)
August 1, 2019, 2:55 pm
Haifa police say assault on French tourists maybe sparked by soccer rivalry
Altercation comes on heels of tense Maccabi-Strasbourg game where French officials tried to ban Israeli flags from stadium; teams to meet Thursday evening in northern city
By ToI Staff
Maccabi Haifa fans celebrate a goal during the UEFA Europa League preliminary round football match between Strasbourg and Maccabi Haifa at the Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on July 25, 2019 (Screen grab via sport1.co.il)
July 26, 2019, 5:45 pm
French authorities rescind ban on Israeli flag during Strasbourg soccer game
After protests, officials lift restrictions on Maccabi Haifa fans which they said were due to risk of anti-Semitic incidents; game ends with 3-1 loss for Israeli team
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Fans of the Maccabi Haifa soccer team cheer during a game at the Teddy stadium in Jerusalem, May 24, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2019, 4:58 pm
French police’s flag ban for soccer fans stokes outrage in Israel
Ministers slam Strasbourg authorities over restrictions on supporters of Maccabi Haifa; later clarification finds ban applies also to rival team, and only outside stadium
By ToI Staff
A woman has her face painted as the EU flag outside the European Parliament in Brussels, May 26, 2019, as voters from 21 nations voted on the final day of European Parliament elections. (AP /Francisco Seco)
May 26, 2019, 10:59 pm
As EU vote nears end, exit polls show rise for far-right and Greens
Highest voter turnout in 20 years registered during four-day elections in 28 countries for 751-seat European Parliament
By AP
A cameraman films the memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, after it was vandalized overnight on March 2, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
March 8, 2019, 9:21 am
Strasbourg police say Jewish memorial was damaged in car accident
French sources say tribute to Old Synagogue was hit by nightclub-goers, rule out anti-Semitic motive; incident had been condemned by Netanyahu
By Damien Stroka
A person passes by the memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, after it was vandalised overnight on March 2, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
March 3, 2019, 3:47 am
Toppling of Strasbourg synagogue memorial sparks outcry against anti-Semitism
Mayor of French city says he is ‘very worried about the resurgence’ of Jewish hatred amid reported rise in anti-Semitic acts
By AFP and ToI Staff
A cameraman films the memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, after it was vandalized overnight on March 2, 2019 in Strasbourg, France. (Frederick Florin/AFP)
March 2, 2019, 3:26 pm
Vandals attack memorial for Strasbourg synagogue destroyed by Nazis in WWII
‘Sadly, history repeats itself,’ deputy mayor of French city says; police open probe; Jewish Agency’s Herzog calls for action against European anti-Semitism
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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