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Two Jewish brothers 'assaulted with hacksaw' in Paris suburbs

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:48:09 +0100

Police have launched an investigation after two Jewish men, wearing kippas, said they were attacked with a hacksaw following a heated exchange with their attackers in the Paris suburbs.

Jewish teacher attacked with machete in France

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:46:33 +0100

A Turkish teenager who stabbed a Jewish teacher with a machete on Monday in Marseille told police he was attacking in the name of the terror group Isis, a prosecutor said.

'Fear and loathing' - Being a Jew in Paris

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:19:00 +0100

A Jewish man who wore a kippah for a day in Paris to highlight anti-Semitism has released a video showing how he was cursed at, spat on, and followed as he spent a day walking around the French capital with a hidden camera.

Anti-Semitic acts double in France

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:28:00 +0100

There were twice as many anti-Semitic incidents recorded in France in 2014 compared to the year before, the country's main Jewish group announced on Tuesday.

Cannes scraps screening of 'anti-Semitic' film

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:09:00 +0200

The Cannes film festival has scrapped the screening of the film "The Anti-Semite", by controversial French comic Dieudonné, an official said on Thursday.