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France

French MPs have called for Captain Alfred Dreyfus to be given a posthumous promotion

Dozens of parliamentarians have signed two private member’s bills calling for Dreyfus to be made a brigadier general, 130 years after the start of the scandal that presaged the rise of Nazism and the fight against it.

French police arrested a suspect in the assault of a Jewish man in Anduze

Mayor Geneviève Blanc called the attack a “clearly antisemitic assault.” She emphasized that such violence does not reflect the values or daily life of the town.

French government receives report on antisemitism proposing clear and more effective measures to combat it

The comprehensive report outlines new measures to combat antisemitism, with a strong emphasis on education and law enforcement.

President of the French National Assembly received antisemitic death threats

CRIF President Yonathan Arfi said that no antisemitic act was trivial, but the targeting of an elected official was especially egregious.

Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi sentenced to 16 months in prison

He was given a 12-month sentence for the attack, as well as additional time in prison for other cases, including refusing to undergo police testing while in custody and possession of illegal narcotics after being found with two grams of cannabis resin.

French Jew beaten on street in antisemitic attack in Villeurbanne

A man wearing a Star of David pendant necklace was allegedly assaulted by two men with one person filming and another striking the victim on the head while calling him a “dirty Jew” and “dirty fascist.”

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