France

French teen is beaten in anti-Semitic attack on train

A French Jewish teenager was the victim of a violent anti-Semitic attack on a train traveling between Toulouse and Lyon.

By Marcy Oster July 5, 2012 12:46 pm

The Dictator congratulates new French president

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new character “The Dictator” has been making more current event headlines than Baron Cohen himself. Yesterday “The Dictator” posted a special greeting for Francois Hollande, who beat Nicolas Sarkozy to become the new president of France. Though he seems to be more into DSK, for obvious reasons.

May 7, 2012 10:36 am

Sarkozy stumbles in first round of French vote, but Jewish support still strong

Jewish voters couldn’t put incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy over the top in the first round of presidential elections in France, and now he’s facing an even tougher battle in May against Socialist Francois Hollande.

April 23, 2012 8:19 pm