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France

Paris Prosecutor’s Office opens investigation after a man was stabbed in a suspected antisemitic attack

The victim was walking on the street when someone came up to him and allegedly uttered several antisemitic remarks before stabbing him six times in the back.

CRIF launches campaign in metro and train stations to raise awareness about the situation of hostages held in Gaza

Among them are three French citizens, Ohad, Orion, and Ofer.

Paris city council unanimously votes to grant honorary citizenship to hostages held in the Gaza strip

All party leaders voted in favor and, in their speeches, demanded the immediate release of all hostages.

President Macron held a memorial ceremony in Paris for the French Israelis killed on October 7

Family members of the 42 dual citizens, together with relatives of French Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, were invited to the ceremony, which took place at the Invalides monument building.

Three Jewish students attacked at the University of Strasbourg

A group of anti-Israel activists attacked three Jewish students, knocking them to the ground and shouting "Zionist fascists." One of the victims suffered significant bruises.

French National Assembly Speaker highlights record levels of antisemitism in the country

French National Assembly Speaker Yaël Braun-Pivet that antisemitism poses a threat to “the foundations of our republic and what we are, as French people.”

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