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French authorities arrest man suspected of planning a terrorist attack against Jews

Police found videos of jihadist propaganda and hundreds of photos of weapons on his cell phone.

Street artist accused of broadcasting antisemitic imagery in the Paris Metro

According to the Paris prosecutor's office, an investigation for "public insult aggravated by discrimination" has been opened and entrusted to the Brigade for the Repression of Personal Crime (BRDP), several French media reported.

French Senate adopts bill aimed at combating Islamist infiltration in the country

The legislation, introduced by former Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, seeks to create a new criminal offence targeting coordinated actions deemed contrary to the fundamental principles of the French Republic.

Musée d’Orsay inaugurates new exhibition space devoted to artworks looted by the Nazis

The new gallery, entitled Who Do These Works Belong To?, presents paintings by celebrated artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, and Eugène Boudin, alongside works by lesser-known painters.

Memorial garden honouring victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks vandalised with antisemitic graffiti

Antisemitic and anti-police graffitis were discovered Sunday 12 April, just days after a first incident of vandalism.

CRIF strongly condemns electoral agreements by left-wing candidates with La France Insoumise

CRIF President Yonathan Arfi reacted to the electoral agreements, describing them as a “republican betrayal” and a “moral failure”.

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