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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

yellow vest protests

Illustrative: A demonstrator holds a French flag during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs, in Paris, on December 1, 2018. (Alain JOCARD / AFP / File)
July 25, 2022, 10:22 pm
Egypt frees lawyer who backed French protest group, after 4 years in jail
Mohamed Ramadan, 47, was arrested in September 2018 after posting a picture of himself wearing a yellow vest; he was accused of ‘terrorism’ and later of ‘spreading fake news’
By AFP
In this Aug. 6, 2011 file photo, thousands of Israelis march during a protest against the rising cost of living in Israel, in central Tel Aviv (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
December 14, 2020, 2:20 pm
State must aid those hurt by environmental policies or face unrest, report warns
Report on Israeli transition to lower-carbon economy warns failure to help vulnerable populations to cope with fallout of moves could lead to ‘Yellow Vest’-type upheaval
By Sue Surkes
Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2019 (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
December 26, 2019, 6:37 am
From Beirut to Hong Kong, anti-establishment anger has become all the rage
Widespread protests in 2019 signal breakdown of social contract, as citizens no longer feel that governments are answerable to them, say experts
By Loïc VENNIN
French Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut is targeted by yellow vest protesters shouting anti-Semitic slogans, Paris, February 16, 2019 (Screen grab via Yahoo)
July 13, 2019, 12:39 am
French ‘yellow vest’ protester handed suspended sentence for anti-Semitic abuse
Demonstrator shouted ‘dirty Zionist’ and ‘filthy race’ at Jewish philosopher and writer Alain Finkielkraut during Paris march
By AFP
Alain Finkielkraut mulls the answer to a question at an appearance in Brussels, Belgium, April 3, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
June 12, 2019, 3:15 am
A famed French-Jewish philosopher is afraid to leave his home
Despite unwritten law that spares French intellectuals public harassment, Alain Finkielkraut is accosted repeatedly by street protesters because he is a Jewish supporter of Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Beate and Serge Klarsfeld pose before receiving an award from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., April 29, 2019. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
May 1, 2019, 3:27 am
Famed Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld: It feels like the 1930s
‘There is a bad wind in Europe and democracy is losing its influence,’ they say, warning that EU has been vital to keeping the peace on the continent and reining in anti-Semitism
By Ron Kampeas
Alain Finkielkraut in his Paris home (Robert Sarner/Times of Israel)
April 24, 2019, 4:30 am
Paris conference with Jewish philosopher held under security amid protests
Sciences Po says it has cancelled event, then relocated it, but it goes ahead after a threatening letter against Alain Finkielkraut, who was assaulted during yellow vest protests
By JTA
A protester waves a French flag as a dumpster burns in the background during a yellow vest demonstration in Paris, April 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
April 20, 2019, 5:26 pm
Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire
Police say 126 arrested in 23rd straight weekend of protests; demonstrators angry at $1 billion donated by tycoons to cathedral fund while their own demands remain largely unmet
By Angela Charlton
Illustrative: Yellow vest protesters march during a demonstration on February 16, 2019, in Marseille, southern France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
March 4, 2019, 5:24 pm
French police hit with poo bombs at ‘yellow vest’ protests
Head of police union in Marseille says 3 officers were ‘soaked through’ after being struck by feces-filled bags, felt ‘deeply humiliated’
By AFP
Scene of suspected terror attack in Grenoble, France, June 26, 2015 (Sky News Screenshot)
March 1, 2019, 5:19 pm
French city’s rabbi says half of his congregants have left over anti-Semitism
Nissim Sultan of Grenoble says abuse getting worse over last 15 years, with many deciding to emigrate; 20,000 French Jews have moved to Israel since 2014
By JTA
Berthe Badehi, 87, French-Israeli Holocaust survivor, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 24, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
March 1, 2019, 3:43 pm
Israeli Holocaust survivors fear for French Jews
Victims of Nazi persecution in France during World War II see grim reminders in resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe
By Michael Blum
French Junior Minister attached to Finance Minister in charge of digital technology Mounir Mahjoubi gestures as he answers questions during an interview at Economny Ministry in Paris, on February 21, 2019. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
February 24, 2019, 6:12 pm
French digital affairs minister tackles daunting task of purging online hate
Mounir Mahjoubi, 34, standing up to ‘yellow vest’ protesters, seeking to root out their anti-Semitism and racism, and mitigate their militancy
By Clare BYRNE
Anti-Semitic graffiti found on the Bagelstein restaurant in Paris, France on February 9. 2019. (screen capture: YouTube)
February 22, 2019, 12:48 pm
The new ‘new anti-Semitism’ in Western Europe feels eerily familiar
Phenomenon has mutated yet again, reverting to its 20th-century economic elements and gaining a strong foothold in swelling populist movements
By Cnaan Liphshiz
People walk down the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on February 16, 2019 during the 14th consecutive week of 'yellow vest' protests. (Eric Feferberg/AFP)
February 22, 2019, 3:44 am
Kippah-wearing supporter of French yellow vests shared anti-Semitic posts
Olivier Chiron appeared in protests with Jewish headgear in order to dispel notion the movement has a Jew-hatred problem
By Cnaan Liphshiz
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 34th annual dinner of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF - Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France) on February 20, 2019, at the Louvre Carrousel in Paris. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP)
February 21, 2019, 1:09 am
Anti-Semitism worst since WWII, Macron tells French Jewish group
President vows to ban racist groups and recognize anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Semitism after spate of recent incidents targeting Jews
By Clare BYRNE
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