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French Jewish Leader Says Paris Terror Attack ‘Unfortunately’ Ensures Far-Right Candidate Le Pen Will Advance to Second Round of Presidential Election
by Barney Breen-Portnoy
April 21, 2017

Thursday’s terrorist attack in central Paris — in which one police officer was killed and two others were seriously wounded — will bolster far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election this weekend, a prominent French Jew told the Hebrew news site nrg on Friday. Rabbi Moshe Levin — CEO of the Conference of European Rabbis and an adviser to Chief Rabbi of France Haim Korsia — was quoted by nrg as saying, “There is no doubt that last night’s attack will influence the election on Sunday. It will, unfortunately, unequivocally help Marine Le Pen. If until now it was not certain she would advance to the second round, now there is no question at all.” READ MORE