On Sunday November 24, 2024, the 14th Crif National Convention was held on the theme: “Penser le monde d'après” (“To think the World of tomorrow”).
Throughout the day, conferences, debates and discussions took place, and films and documentaries were screened. Numerous political, public and cultural figures also took part in the Convention.
On the occasion of the visit to France of H.E. Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism, for the Paris Peace Forum, the Crif organized a conversation with former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
On the night of November 7-8, 2024 in Amsterdam, dozens of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were lynched in the street because they were Jewish. Several people were injured in this organized manhunt and others are reportedly missing. Crif President Yonathan Arfi reacted on X and in the media to denounce this “antisemitic lynching.”
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Crif President Yonathan Arfi published a statement regarding French President Emmanuel Macron words on Israel's military policy.
"How is it already October 7th when it is still October 7th? It was yesterday, it was an eternity ago." stated Crif President Yonathan Arfi on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Dôme de Paris during an important ceremony in tribute of the 1 200 victims of October 7.
"In the Jewish tradition, time belongs to Man. It is our actions, our wishes, our hopes that outline the contours of our collective destiny. By wishing "Shana Tova", each of us commits to act in an attempt to make the world a better place." stated Yonathan Arfi on Rosh Hashana eve.