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Peres to JTA: In anti-Semitism fight, France doesn’t ‘need assistance’ from Israel

The former Israeli president and prime minister said he is confident in France’s ability to fight anti-Semitism on its own soil and that immigration to Israel should be encouraged for positive reasons, not only as a response to persecution.

By Ben Sales January 19, 2015 1:49 pm

In Paris, some Jews say France marched ‘for Charlie, not for the Jews’

Would the nation have come out in force had the kosher market attack not come on the heels of the Charlie Hebdo massacre? Many French Jews are skeptical.

January 15, 2015 11:10 am

After attack, spike in emigration could deplete France’s Jewish community

The deadly Hyper Cacher hostage siege, which came amid a dramatic increase in attacks on French Jews, may be the watershed moment that changes the community’s dynamics for the foreseeable future.

January 13, 2015 5:36 pm