The Jewish Singer Who Made Arabic Music Popular in France
Maya Casabianca, the global 'goddess of song,' passed away last week at age 78. Why didn’t Israelis feel a deep connection with the Levantine singer with the deep and powerful voice?
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Top National Jewish Book Prize Awarded to Nazi Hunters’ Memoir
'Hunting the Truth: Memoirs of Serge and Beate Klarsfeld' includes first person accounts of the French couple’s 50-plus years of pursuing Nazi war criminals
Famed Israeli-French Singer Maya Casabianca Dies at 78
The Moroccan-born chanteuse, whose music was also widely popular in the Arab world and the Soviet Union, not only sung duets with the likes of Yves Montand but had performed in Syria
Plat Du Jour at Famous Paris Restaurant: Anti-Semitism
A photo of employees of Le Train Bleu performing the ‘quenelle’ gesture is stirring emotions in France ■ Owners promise to suspend everyone involved and to investigate the incident
France to Turn Former Concentration Camp Into Holocaust Museum
Some 16,000 Jews were sent to be murdered in death camps from Pithiviers station and the neighboring camp of Beaune-la-Rolande
French Authorities Probing Alleged anti-Semitic Incident During Yellow Vest Protests in Paris
A journalist described the incident on Twitter on Saturday night, after a new round of Yellow Vest protests over taxes and other economic concerns
French Authorities Confirm Arrest of Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspect
French citizen Peter Cherif, a suspected extremist linked to the 2015 attack that killed 12 people, has been taken into custody
French Woman Says She Was Attacked and Robbed by Men Hurling anti-Semitic Slurs
Woman tells police that two teens in a suburb north of Paris hit her face and said: 'Are you afraid, you Jewess?' after snatching her cellphone
Fifth Victim of Strasbourg Christmas Market Shooting Dies
Gunman was killed by police on Thursday, and ISIS claimed him as one of their 'soldiers' without providing evidence
Opinion How Putin and the Far Right Played the Paris Yellow Vests Protests
Russia didn’t trigger the Gilets Jaunes. But Putin and the far right want to see Paris burn and Europe weakened and divided, so they jumped at the chance to contaminate and manipulate them
Suspected Strasbourg Gunmen Killed by French Police, Officials Say
Cherif Chekatt was killed in the Neudorf/Meinau area of the city after 48 hours on the run
Jewish Cemetery Near Strasbourg Defaced With anti-Semitic Graffiti
This is the fourth such incident in the region in the past two months
Egyptian Activist Detained for Wearing 'Yellow Vest' in Solidarity With French Protesters
The arrest in the northern city of Alexandria came as traders said authorities were blocking the sale of the vests to forestall any copycat protests ahead of the January 25 anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising
Three Killed, 12 Wounded in Suspected Terrorist Attack in French City of Strasbourg
350 security agents are continuing in the search for the 29-year-old suspect who was on an intelligence services watchlist, according to authorities
'Moral Obligation': Israel Wants to Lure French Jews on Aliyah
Diaspora Affairs Minister Bennett says the problem with the Diaspora is growing assimilation and 'indifference' to Jewishness and to Israel
France's 'Yellow Vests' Face Off With Riot Police in Paris in Day of Rough Protest
Authorities said there were an estimated 8,000 protesters in Paris around midday and some 90,000 across the country with more than 50 people reported injured, including three police officers
Former MK and Developer Behind Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center Dies at 88
Shmuel Flatto-Sharon was born in Poland and fled to France before the Holocaust. He immigrated to Israel after being charged with fraud and was elected to the Knesset in 1977 to avoid extradition
Paris Burns as Worst Riots in a Decade Engulf the City; Macron Vows Action
Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of living clashed with French riot police, who closed off some of the city’s most popular tourist areas and fired tear gas and water cannons
'I'm Worried': Macron and Saudi Prince Discuss Khashoggi Killing at G20
Crown Prince Mohammd sidelined during G20 'family photo' ■ Putin and prince give each other high five, Trump and MBS 'exchanged pleasantries'
Unanswered Questions and 17 Plastic Surgeries: Why the Journalist Who Survived Charlie Hebdo Attack Turned Off the News
Almost four years after the deadly attack on the offices of the satirical French weekly in Paris, a journalist who was critically wounded in the incident says he understands the terrorists
Despite Investing Millions in Project, No Israeli Official Will Attend French Cross-cultural Event
Israel's culture minister won't meet her French counterpart at the closing event of a cultural exchange project in Tel Aviv because 'no suitable time was found'
WATCH France's Macron Condemns Violence as Paris Protests Raged Into the Night
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has accused the far right of encouraging acts of violence and clashes with police in Paris
German Owner Refuses to Return Nazi-looted Degas Painting to Jewish Heirs
A German art gallery says its client wants the family to pay $3.4 million for Mlle. Gabrielle Diot, which the Gestapo stole out of Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg's safe
Rights Group Sues Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in France Over Alleged Torture in Yemen
Lawsuit alleges complicity in torture and inhumane treatment
French Jewish Mayor’s Home Vandalized With anti-Semitic Graffiti
Graffiti including swastikas and 'dirty Jew, get out' spray-painted on the home of Etienne Wolf, mayor of Brumath, near Strasbourg in France’s east
Analysis Before World Leaders, Macron Eulogizes Liberal Global Order
French president and German chancellor seem isolated as Macron mourns the shaky world order, and leaders who proudly call themselves nationalists look on
Germany Has No Place in WWI Ceremony for 'Winners,' Says Far-right Leader
Germany lost the war and Merkel's participation in a ceremony for the former allies amounted to an attempt to rewrite history, AfD co-leader Alexander Gauland said
Macron Rebukes Trump's 'America First' Approach and Trump's Reaction Goes Viral
'Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal,' Macron said to world leaders during the 100 years since WWI commemoration - with Trump in the audience
Opinion Why Did Macron Say France Should 'Offer Homage' to Nazi Collaborator Petain?
The French president himself has advanced the recognition of France’s complicity in the Holocaust – but his desire to honor Petain demonstrates the fragility of that process. France's WWII and colonial era crimes remain a taboo and a threat to a still infantile national identity
Winston Churchill's Grandson Calls Trump 'Pathetic' and 'Not Fit' After Skipping WWI Cemetery Visit
British MP Nicholas Soames adds that Trump is 'not fit to represent his great country,' after U.S. president skips a WWI memorial in France due to rain