In 2018, the President of the Confederation of Jews in France, Ricard Abitbol, stated that “in a few decades, there will be no Jews in France.” Due the high levels of violent antisemitism, correlated to mass Muslim migration, Jews were moving to Israel. Violent antisemitic incidents reportedly spiked when Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the […]
France: No joy over death of al-Baghdadi, as the Islamic State has “inexorably altered” the fabric of daily life
“The killing of the Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was met this week with no outpouring of joy or even relief in France, even though this is the European country that suffered most from his depredations. The reason is simple: the Islamic State’s crimes, and the fear they instilled in the national psyche, are […]