France

Gilad Shalit alive, Sarkozy tells father

The father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, after speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said he has hope for the release of his son.

Suspects charged in French synagogue bombing

Two 16-year-olds were charged with exploding a car containing Molotov cocktails at the front gate of a French synagogue.

Rise in attacks prompts renewed fears for French Jews

The spike of anti-Semitic attacks across France during Israel’s three-week war in Gaza has revived fears among French Jews that the violence of the second intifada years has returned to their country.

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