France – home to the largest Jewish and Muslim communities in Western Europe – continues to see protests and violence related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These reactions have been strongly expressed in the past three weeks in demonstrations that have drawn tens of thousands of French people to react. As Jean-David Levitte, Nicolas Sarkozy’s chief…
A group of Muslims who prayed in front of the Colosseum during protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza has been accused of threatening behavior by center-right politicians. Approximately 50 Muslims prayed by the Roman amphitheater during the demonstration, refueling a similar incident in Milan earlier this month. “The pseudo-prayers in Milan and in front…
The New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) together with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and other advocacy groups across the United States called on President Barack Obama for even-handed policy that ensures sustainable peace in the Middle East. The coalition of groups – which included several Jewish peace and…
Prominent British Muslims have denounced anti-Semitic attacks amid fears of a backlash against Jewish communities in Britain over Gaza. The leaders said that British Jews “should not be held responsible” for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Jewish groups say there has been a record rise in anti-Semitic incidents since the crisis began. A letter to mosques…
France’s interior ministry says masked thieves who attacked a young man east of Paris to steal his car repeatedly stabbed him after noticing he was wearing a Jewish symbol. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has condemned the “revolting attack” in the suburban town of Fontenay-sous-Bois and says authorities are working to find the perpetrators. The ministry…
