French chief rabbi receives threatening letter

Published on March 29, 2013

The chief rabbi of France has received a letter from an obscure organization warning of “brutal actions” against French Jewish journalists.

April 30, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 30, 2012

French extreme-right leader has strong showing in presidential vote

Published on April 23, 2012

French Socialist Francois Hollande edged President Nicolas Sarkozy in the initial round of presidential elections, with Marine LePen finishing with the highest total ever for her extreme-right-wing party.

Arrests in France, Sarkozy compares shooting trauma to 9/11

Published on March 30, 2012

Following a sweep of arrests of suspected Islamic militants, French President Nicolas Sarkozy compared the fatal attack outside a Jewish school in Toulouse to the trauma of 9/11.

After Toulouse attack, French Jews are reconsidering Sarkozy

Published on March 27, 2012

With the first round of France's presidential election less than four weeks away, the attacks that left four Jews and three French soldiers dead are reshaping the race -- but for now it’s not clear exactly how.

Sarkozy to networks: Don’t broadcast Merah footage

Published on March 27, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on television networks not to broadcast video footage shot by Mohammed Merah during his attacks on soldiers and on a Jewish school in Toulouse.

Shootings upend French election, Sarkozy gains

Published on March 22, 2012

The shootings of French soldiers and Jewish schoolchildren by a home-grown Islamist gunman killed by police have upended France's election campaign and resurrected conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's prospects.

France fears Jewish school gunman could strike again

Published on March 20, 2012

French police stepped up the search on Tuesday for a gunman who apparently filmed the scene as he shot dead three children and a rabbi at point-blank range in a Jewish school, warning that he had already killed twice last week and could strike again soon.

Netanyahu: Murder in French Jewish school a ‘despicable anti-Semitic’ attack

Published on March 19, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the shooting at a Jewish high school in the southern French city of Toulouse is a "despicable murder," and that he is certain that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government "will do everything in their power to find the murderer, and I promise that Israel will help France in this task."

Sarkozy: Gunman in French shootings driven by racism [VIDEO]

Published on March 19, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the same gunman who shot dead a teacher and three children at a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday was also responsible for the killing of three soldiers last week, apparently motivated by racism.

Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military

Published on February 10, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military."

Shalit and parents meet with Sarkozy in Paris

Published on February 9, 2012

Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and his parents met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential palace in Paris. “We are very happy to be here at the Elysee Palace,” said Noam Shalit, speaking to journalists Wednesday morning. “We are very touched.”

Sarkozy explains snipe on Netanyahu

Published on December 8, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted as saying he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" after being sidelined on the Shalit deal.

Sarkozy pledges ‘friendship’ to Netanyahu after gaffe

Published on November 14, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm friendship despite what he refers to as their "differing views on the Middle East," Israeli officials said on Monday.

France will stand with Israel, Sarkozy tells Jewish leaders

Published on November 10, 2011

France will always stand with Israel against Iran's nuclear threat, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Jewish leaders.

France’s Sarkozy proposes 1-yr Mideast peace map

Published on September 21, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed on Wednesday that the United Nations give the Palestinians status as a U.N. observer state while setting out a roadmap for peace within one year.

Letter from France: French first lady vanishes

By Shirli Sitbon
Published on October 18, 2007

French newspapers have been investigating the whereabouts of French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy because she has vanished from TV screens and media events. The spouse of President Nicolas Sarkozy has apparently disappeared from public life -- or at least from her husband's public life -- days before the launch of a special commission to investigate the "Libyan deal" signed between France and Libya for the liberation of Bulgarian nurses, in which Cecilia Sarkozy supposedly played a major role.

Same old United Nations, Sarkozy [hearts] Israel, Gilad Shalit turns 21 in captivity

Published on August 30, 2007

Briefs

Will Sarkozy’s Jewish roots impact France’s policies?

By Raanan Eliaz
Published on May 10, 2007

Sarkozy's sympathy and understanding is most probably a product of his upbringing. It is well known that Sarkozy's mother was born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece. Yet it remains to be seen whether his personal history will affect his foreign policy and France's role in the Middle East conflict.

Everyone’s Jewish—until proven otherwise

By Charles Krauthammer
Published on September 28, 2006

Krauthammer's Law: Everyone is Jewish until proven otherwise.