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France jails PhD student for praising Khamenei and justifying terrorism

French court sentenced Orléans PhD student Mohammad Jawad Saeli to 18 months in prison and a five-year entry ban for justifying terrorism, posting 'anti-Zionist capitalis' messages and dedicating his thesis to Iran’s Khamenei, and ordered deportation

ynet, News Agencies | 06.02.26

France bars Israel from official role at Paris prestigious defense expo

Defense Ministry says French move blocks Israeli pavilion and government representatives from Eurosatory, limits defense firms to air defense systems only

Itamar Eichner, Tamar Sebok, Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.02.26

Eurosatory international arms fair in Paris; French President Emmanuel Macron

'On the wrong side of history': Israel slams French ban from Paris arms fair

Officials call the Eurosatory pavilion ban a political and commercial blow, saying it damages ties with France but will not stop global defense sales; 'Did they ban the United States from exhibiting because of the war against Iran?'

Tamar Sebok, Paris | 06.02.26

Palestinian flags wave as PSG celebrations descend into riots, hundreds arrested in France

Thousands flooded Paris after PSG’s Champions League win over Arsenal, with Palestinian flags seen alongside club colors before celebrations spiraled into riots that left hundreds injured and 780 arrested

Dennis Bihler | 06.01.26

France finally scraps 17th-century law expelling Jews from colonies

French lawmakers unanimously repeal the 1685 Code Noir nearly two centuries after slavery was abolished, in a symbolic reckoning with a law that treated humans as property

News agencies | 05.28.26

חוף ב בורנמות' אנגליה בריטניה גל חום אירופה

'Mini-hell' in Europe: deadly heat wave shatters May records in France and Britain

Two die in sporting events in France, Spain warns of 'tropical nights' and Britain breaks its May record; before summer even begins, Europe is already baking: 'This is becoming the new normal'

ynet, News Agencies | 05.26.26

צרפת גבריאל אטאל אטל מכריז על מועמדותו לנשיאות

Gay, young and son of a Jew: Could Gabriel Attal become France’s next president?

Former prime minister Gabriel Attal announces presidential bid as France’s center fears a runoff between Marine Le Pen’s far right and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s hard left

ynet | 05.24.26

France bans Ben-Gvir from entering its territory after Gaza flotilla incident

The move comes after Ben-Gvir posted a video of himself confronting activists; in the footage, the activists were seen lying on the ground after their vessels were intercepted

Reuters | 05.23.26

French children, 4 and 5, found alone in Portugal woods after parents left them blindfolded

They blindfolded the children and told them they were playing a game to 'drive away the devil', then vanished, leaving the boys, 4 and 5, alone in woods in Portugal with only spare clothes, fruit and water; the parents were later arrested 200 kilometers away

ynet | 05.22.26

The Nazi ghosts that followed France into the jungles of Vietnam

After World War II, thousands of German veterans joined French forces in Indochina, where rumors of a secret SS army blurred fact, myth and France’s desperate need for manpower in a doomed colonial war

Liran Friedmann | 05.22.26

עופר ברונשטיין יועצו הישראלי של הנשיא מקרון

Ofer Bronchtein, peace activist and Macron confidant, dies at 69

Ofer Bronchtein, Israeli adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron and a key advocate for French recognition of a Palestinian state, died Monday at 69 after a long lung illness; Born in Beersheba, he spent decades promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace

Itamar Eichner | 05.19.26

Paris opens the file MBS thought he'd buried

Opinion: French probe into murder of Jamal Khashoggi renews scrutiny of Saudi crown prince, raising tough questions for Israel over normalization with Riyadh and its strategic bet on a royal who operates outside any legal or diplomatic boundary

Amine Ayoub | 05.18.26

Swastika carved into Jewish family’s car hood in Paris

A Jewish couple and their 5-year-old daughter were horrified to find a swastika carved into their car in Paris, as French politician Romain Ashkenazi warned that antisemitic and racist acts are increasingly spreading across France

ynet | 05.18.26

Second French soldier killed in Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon, Macron says

Cpl. Anis Girardin died of his wounds after evacuation to France following the attack, which also killed Cpl. Florian Montorio and wounded three others, as UNIFIL and Israel said Hezbollah likely responsible, though group denied involvement

ynet | 04.22.26

Israel envoy’s secret meeting with Marine Le Pen signals changing far-right policy

After years of boycott, Israel signals a policy shift as its Paris envoy meets Marine Le Pen, with officials expanding contacts with Europe’s far-right leaders

Itamar Eichner | 04.16.26