PARIS—When Arie Bensemhoun, a Jewish community leader in Toulouse, woke up Tuesday morning, he thought for a moment that the horrific shooting of three children and a rabbi at a local Jewish school might just have been a bad dream.Like others in the...
JERUSALEM -- The four victims of the attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse will be buried in Israel. The bodies will be flown from Toulouse to Paris by the French Air Force and then will be flown by El Al to Israel. The burials in Jerusalem are scheduled...
JERUSALEM -- The attack by an unidentified gunman on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France was condemned by Jewish leaders, who also warned against the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe. “Whoever did this is looking to target the Jewish community...
WASHINGTON -- The security arm of the U.S. Jewish federations asked Jewish officials to remain vigilant in the wake of a deadly attack on a French Jewish school, citing the possibility of copycat attacks. "While this event initially appears to be localized,...
At least three people -- a teacher and two students – reportedly were shot dead outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. A man riding a motorbike reportedly opened fire outside the Ozar Hatorah School, where students were waiting to enter the building...
PARIS -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon advised Muslims and Jews to forego ritual slaughter practices he deems un-modern, sparking controversy. “I think religions should think about maintaining traditions that no longer have much in common with...
PARIS -- A Socialist politician in France and his partner said they were verbally assaulted by a group who shouted an anti-Semitic slur as well as support for the far-right National Front Party. Arnaud Montebourg, a leading Socialist politician, and...
JERUSALEM -- The United States and Israel are completely coordinated on the issue of Iran, the U.S. envoy to Israel, Dan Shapiro, told Jewish leaders. "I cannot think of any issue on which we are better coordinated than on the issue of Iran," Shapiro...
PARIS -- A Paris court upheld an earlier decision against far-right former presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen for "contesting" the Holocaust. On Thursday a Paris appeals court upheld a 2008 decision and said Le Pen was guilty of " the contestation...
PARIS -- A Paris court upheld an earlier decision condemning extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen for "contesting" the Holocaust. On Thursday a Paris appeals court upheld a 2008 decision, and said Le Pen was guilty of "the contestation of crimes against...
French authorities have opened an investigation into a Nazi-themed party that led to the firing of a British lawmaker who attended. Aiden Burley, 32, a Conservative member of Britain's House of Commons, was dismissed in December, a week after photos of...
JERUSALEM -- A Knesset committee unanimously approved a bill that would levy severe punishment on consumers of sexual services in Israel. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation advanced the measure to the full Knesset on Sunday; a preliminary vote...
