Why French aliyah to Israel is on the rise again
The French aliyah reached 3,500 this year, topping the annual average of around 2,500 amid the ever-present threat of terrorism against the community
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The French aliyah reached 3,500 this year, topping the annual average of around 2,500 amid the ever-present threat of terrorism against the community
1,151 shares Pro-Palestinian protesters stop a London bus as they participate in a demonstration against Israel, in central London on May 11, 2021. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) JTA — As the body count in hostilities between Israelis and Palestinian rises, so do fears that European Jews will be targeted in a phenomenon that many in the continent call “the import of the conflict.” That’s what happened when Hamas and Israel exchanged blows in 2014, triggering the worst wave of antisemitic violence in Europe since the Holocaust in terms of its prevalence and scope. That summer, dozens of m...
The longer the fighting goes on, the likelier it is that widespread violence in France, Britain and beyond will return, communal security experts say.
(JTA) — As the body count in hostilities between Israelis and Palestinian rises, so do fears that European Jews will be targeted in a phenomenon that many here call “the import of the conflict.” That’s what happened when Hamas and Israel exchanged blows in 2014, triggering the worst wave of antisemitic violence in Europe since the Holocaust in terms of its prevalence and scope. That summer, dozens of men, most of them from Muslim background and some of them coming from a large pro-Palestinian rally, besieged a crowded synagogue in Paris. For long minutes, Jewish men held the crowd at ...