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Daily Briefing: FRANCE BURNS WHILE JEWS FEAR

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Netanyahu Condemns ‘Wave of Antisemitism’ Sweeping France During ProtestsJewish News reporter, Jewish News, July 3, 2023 — Benjamin Netanyahu has “strongly condemned” the vandalism of a Paris Holocaust memorial and the antisemitic chanting during football matches as part of nationwide protests across France last week.
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For Jewish Community, Paris Riots Stoke Fear They Will Become Targets of Violence:  Canaan Lidor, Times of Israel, July 2, 2023
The French Riots and Jew-hatred:  Fiamma Nirenstein, JNS, July 4, 2023
The French Riots and the Broader European Underclass:  Dominic Green, WSJ, July 4, 2023
Europe, The La La Land Continent of Immigration Giullio Meotti, Israel National News, June 28, 2023
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‘Intifada in Heart of France’ Comes from Antisemitic Areas – French Jewish Lawmaker:  Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, July 2, 2023 — The roots of the ongoing riots in France are in areas where antisemitism, among other hatreds, are rampant, French-Israeli lawmaker Meyer Habib warned on Saturday.
 
Israeli Law Enforcement Studies French Riots Amid Concerns of Antisemitism: Alberto Arellano, Zenger, July 3, 2023 — Israeli law enforcement is studying the riots that have swept across France following the killing of a 17-year-old youth in the Paris suburbs on June 27.
 
‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ for All? New Riots Make France Confront an Old Problem:  J.F., VIN News, July 4, 2023 — “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: The lofty ideals to which France has long aspired are embossed on coins and carved above school doors across the land.
 
Why Social Media Is Being Blamed For Fueling Riots In France:  J.F., VIN News, July 2, 2023 — Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.
 
Riots in France have Already Cost Businesses More Than $1 Billion Joseph Atamen, Oliver Briscoe and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, July 5, 2023 –Just weeks after hugely disruptive protests and strikes over pension reforms in France finally died down, businesses in the country are grappling with the fallout from a week of rioting.

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