Tag: France

Gilets Jaunes: Lost in the Funhouse

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BREAKING NEWS 8-11 PM December 11 Strasbourg: Terrorist attack at the Christmas market. The shooter, wounded and on the run, has been identified as 29–year-old Cherif C. a multi-recidivist criminal who has been flagged as a security risk since 2016. The current tally is two dead, a third victim brain-dead, thirteen wounded, six of them […]

Dr. Joel Kotek, “Contemporary Overview of Antisemitism in France and Belgium”

https://isgap.org/media/2017/08/dr-joel-kotek-contemporary-overview-of-antisemitism-in-france-and-belgium/

Dr. Joel Kotek – Free University of Brussels (ULB) and The Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. “Contemporary Overview of Antisemitism in France and Belgium” ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute 2017 St. John’s College, Oxford University, United Kingdom Thursday, July 27, 2017

I24 Television News DEBRIEF: Elections in France features Dr. Charles Asher Small

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I24 Television News DEBRIEF: Elections in France Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director, ISGAP, joined by French Parliamentarian Meyer Habib and Remi Daniel, Student Leader, Israeli Students Combatting Antisemitism. Part I – “Will Jewish organizations rally against Le Pen?” Part II – “Le Pen’s controversial views on WWII history”

Dr. Glen Feder, Director of ISGAP France and Greece, discusses ongoing problem of antisemitism on i24 news

https://isgap.org/post/2017/03/dr-glen-feder-director-of-isgap-france-and-greece-discusses-ongoing-problem-of-antisemitism-on-i24-news/

On February 21, 2017,  two young jews wearing kippas were spotted in their car in Bondy, France, driven off the road, and savagely attacked. Dr. Glen Feder, Director of ISGAP France and Greece, discusses the incident on i24 news. While official statistics now show a decrease in antisemitism in France from 2014-2016, Dr. Feder emphasizes […]

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, in France 2002 – 2010

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The Palestinian cause is emblematic in more ways than one, mobilizing a multiplicity of solidarities, passions and/or actions. Associations take action to support this cause, as well as maintaining multiple links and contacts among themselves. These groups are essentially on the left or extreme left of the political spectrum and mobilize anti-globalization and alternative issues […]

The Law and the Internet (France – Europe – International Conventions)

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In France and in many European countries in particular, the provisions prohibiting incitement to racial hatred and the dissemination of racist remarks constitute reasonable and necessary restrictions on the right to freedom of speech. Many laws form the framework for combating racism and antisemitism. Furthermore, these countries are concerned with avoiding the trivialization of racist […]

Chaolin: A Senseless Death

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French version follows the English. The life of Chaolin Zhang, an unassuming 49 year-old dressmaker and father of two, was stomped out on a sidewalk in Aubervilliers on the 12th of August, for no reason. One assault among so many, nothing out of the ordinary for the thugs that have been targeting Chinese people in the […]

Qu’est-ce qu’une caricature antisémite ? Essai d’explication historique et politique

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I. Caricature, antisémitisme, antisionisme: de quoi parle-t-on ? La caricature n’est pas une source documentaire parmi d’autres : dans un monde marqué avant tout par l’image, la caricature est devenue un des moyens de communication les plus populaires et les plus efficaces. Aujourd’hui comme hier, l’opinion publique est davantage conditionnée par l’image -de la caricature à la […]

“ANTISEMITISM IN FRANCE”

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Dr. Marc Knobel Research and Director of Studies at CRIF (Conseil representative des institutions Juives de France) January 28, 2016 Location: Leacock Building, Room 738 Time: 6:00 P.M. Convener: Michelle Whiteman, Director, ISGAP Canada

Assessing the New Wave of Judeophobia in France

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Today, few commentators deny the new wave of hatred against Jews in France. Indeed, many increasingly acknowledge that this is a global phenomenon. Assessing antisemitism in France is not only important for an evaluation of the threat for Jewish communities, but for French society in general. Moreover, the French case, in which this new wave […]