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How France Became an Iran Hawk

FOREIGN POLICY by Joseph Bahout, Benjamin Haddad March 30, 2015 The French don’t trust Iran’s nuclear promises, but they don’t trust Washington much, either. As a March 31 deadline looms in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the United States … Continue reading

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Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks

REUTERS by Dan Williams and John Irish March 22, 2015 Top Israeli envoys were sent to confer with French officials on Sunday about preventing what Israel considers an unfavorable nuclear deal with Iran after tensions surfaced between France and the … Continue reading

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What France Really Thinks of U.S. Iran Policy

GATESTONE by Anne-Elisabeth Moutet March 17, 2015 French leaders think the U.S. president is dangerously naïve on Iran’s ambitions, and that his notion of making Iran an “objective ally” in the war against ISIS, or even a partner, together with … Continue reading

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French Icon Brigitte Bardot on Trial Again for Blasphemy Against Muslims

BREITBART by Dr. Phyllis Chesler February 20, 2015 Former film star Brigitte Bardot, France’s iconic blonde bombshell and “sex kitten” who reigned supreme from 1952 – 1973, is currently on trial for the fifth time for insulting Muslims and “inciting racial hatred.” … Continue reading

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French prime minister embroiled in anti-semitism row after party grandee accuses him of being ‘under Jewish influence’ because his wife is a Jew

DAILY MAIL by Peter Allen February 17, 2015 France’s socialists were at the centre of a bitter anti-semitism row last night as a party grandee accused the Prime Minister of being ‘under Jewish influence’. Roland Dumas, the 92-year-old former foreign minister, … Continue reading

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A month after kosher market attack, French Jews plan an exodus

WASHINGTON POST by Griff Witte February 7, 2015 …In homes, in shops and in synagogues guarded night and day by soldiers wielding assault rifles, conversations are dominated by an agonizing choice: stay in France and risk becoming the victim of … Continue reading

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Election Envy: The Europeans and the Jews

PJ MEDIA by David P. Goldman January 21, 2015 ….The truth is that it doesn’t matter much whether the assimilated, secularized Jews of Europe stay or leave, for most of their children and very few of their grandchildren will be … Continue reading

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US, Britain and France will be next if ICC indicts Israel

JERUSALEM POST by Evelyn Gordon January 19, 2015 “If Israel falls victim” to the International Criminal Court, “any democracy around the world may find itself in the same danger,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned this weekend after the court announced … Continue reading

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Packing Time for France’s Jews

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens January 20, 2015 The Fifth Republic has been a good home for Jews. A Sixth Republic may not be so hospitable…..But what happens when the real crisis hits—not necessarily in the form of a … Continue reading

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France’s Moment of Truth

PJ MEDIA by Michel Gurfinkiel January 16, 2015 ….What soon became apparent was that only the Old French (the culturally European and Judeo-Christian French) took part in the vigils and marches and that they were delighted to be together, whereas … Continue reading

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