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Published on 13 February 2017

#France - The Israeli flag displayed on the city hall of Paris

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced yesterday afternoon by a tweet her decision to illuminate the facade of the City Hall of Paris with a flag of Israel to demonstrate solidarity with Jerusalem following the Sunday attack that hit 4 young people of 20 years.

Francis Kalifat, President of the Crif, and the entire Crif Executive Board were invited yesterday by Mr Patrick Klugman, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of international affairs, with HE Mrs. Aliza Bin Noun, Ambassador of Israel to France to witness the illumination of the flag of Israel on the façade of the Paris City Hall.

During his speech, Patrick Klugman recalled the solidarity between the Cities of Paris and Jerusalem in time of pain, two cities wounded by Islamic terrorism.