By Laurent Fabius and Bernard Cazeneuve, published in the New York Times July 10, 2014
Few democratic societies are as rich in populations of diverse origins as France’s. This is one of the many traits France shares with the United States. Both are countries of immigrants where citizenship is universal and does not depend on one’s ethnic or religious origins.
France, like other countries of the European Union, suffers from so-called “violent radical engagement,” whereby its citizens have been known to join militant activists abroad. One prime example of this phenomenon is French youth departing to Syria to join that country’s militant groups. This engagement of civilians in insurgent areas "in the name of the ummah" (community) is not a new occurrence, as French citizens have already taken part in the conflicts in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Iraq, similarly in the name of jihad.
As long as European authorities fail to take drastic measures against anti-Israel instigators, murderous attacks on Jews will only increase.
It was only a matter of time. The writing – or, to be more precise, the writings – has been on the wall for years. And not just in Europe. I would even dare say that, surprisingly, there have only been a few murderous attacks against Jews or Jewish institutions.
Nowhere is the crisis of modernity felt more acutely than in France where for a quarter-century now globalization has brought moroseness and mistrust on an epic scale. Uneasy with capitalism, uncomfortable with flexibility, unpersuaded by the so-called Anglo-Saxon model, France has retreated into its rancor. Immigrants and openness have constituted threat more than possibility.
The shared fear of Muslims has not yet led major Jewish organizations to lift their boycotts against dubious politicians in far-right parties.
The investigation of Sunday’s shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussel is still ongoing, and assessments regarding the motive are varied, but Belgian authorities say the attack, which is being investigated as a terror incident, has anti-Semitic characteristics.
Faithful to the history of our institutions and the spirit of Judaism, we do not agree to associate with those who tend to exclude or stigmatize our neighbors, as well as with those who set our society ablaze by propagating hatred and antisemitism or so called anti-Zionism.
ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card is a tool for students, parents, alumni, college faculty, guidance counselors, admissions consultants and other stakeholders.
As the French legislative elections will be held on June 30 and July 7, the President of Crif reaffirmed the position of Crif, rejecting the extremes, "on one side a nationalist populist project, on the other the “antisemitism of the extreme left".
From June 17 to 22, 2024 was held in Villepinte the Eurosatory International Terrestrial Defense and Security exhibition, where 2,000 exhibitors from many countries are expected to attend. On May 31, the French government announced there was to be “no stall of the Israeli Defense Industry” during the exhibition's 2024 edition.
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, and the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), the umbrella organization gathering major French Jewish institutions, announced on June 8th 2024, the launch of an annual transatlantic summit on combating antisemitism.
Following Hamas’ brutal massacre on October 7, antisemitism has risen to distressing levels around the world. At this unprecedented time, American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, has brought together Jewish communities worldwide in a united Global Call to Action Against Antisemitism.
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