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Jews leaving France, Ukraine generate 50% increase in aliyah

Jewish immigration to Israel during the first quarter of 2014 increased by 50 percent over the corresponding period last year, mainly due to arrivals from France and Ukraine.

Men, apparently armed, threaten Paris cops outside synagogue

Two men pointed what appeared to be firearms at police stationed outside a Paris synagogue in one of several anti-Semitic incidents in and near the French capital.

National Front site resumes Le Pen blog

The website of France’s far-right National Front party has resumed offering the blog of party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after the deletion of his speeches because of their allegedly anti-Semitic references.

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