Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has urged French Jews to leave the country, warning that “time is running out” following the victory of far-left parties in France’s parliamentary elections.
According to Breitbart News reportThe alliance between French President Emmanuel Macron and his New Popular Front party delivered a victory for Marine Le Pen’s populist right, which had raised concerns about anti-Semitism, leaving many French Jews feeling increasingly insecure about their status in France.
Police issued the warning to cars, heavy machinery and even police vehicles on Boulevard Jean-Jaurès in Marseille. pic.twitter.com/NAYcBMwwRm
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The unexpected change of government has caused unrest within the Jewish community of roughly 500,000 people and raised concerns about the potential impact on their safety and rights.
Lieberman responded by expressing concern about the matter.
“In light of the victory of the radical left in France, I call on all French Jews to emigrate to the State of Israel,” the Israeli Knesset member said. I have written “Time is running out,” he warned Monday.
Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beitenu party, said that Jean-Luc Mélenchon, new Kingmaker He said Mélenchon has come under fire in French political circles for “repeatedly speaking out against the Jewish people and the state of Israel” and that his far-left party, Unbowed France, “embodies pure anti-Semitism” and represents a “significant rise” in hatred towards Israel.
The issue was raised by French Jewish leaders Express He is deeply concerned about the rise in anti-Semitism, especially in light of the recent political victories of Mr. Mélenchon and far-left parties, and encourages young Jews to emigrate to Israel.
“We are not in a position to accept this,” said Moshe Sebag, a prominent French rabbi at the Synagogue de la Victoire. The Israel Times He believed that there was “no future for Jews” in France and encouraged young Jews to emigrate to Israel.
Mr Mélenchon, who has publicly spoken out in favour of recognising a Palestinian state, is seen by 92 percent of French Jews as contributing to growing anti-Semitism.
France will recognise a Palestinian state, promised Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing Indefatigable France party.
The left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front, won parliamentary elections on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/Xjh9o6bxAW
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Like the United States and other Western countries, France has seen an increase in anti-Semitism since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023. The French government reported more than 360 attacks against Jews in early 2024, a 300 percent increase from the previous year.
According to Breitbart News report In June, “[T]France’s Jewish community was horrified after a 12-year-old girl in Courbevoie was the victim of an anti-Semitic gang rape by a group of boys. Alleged He allegedly dragged her into an abandoned building where he raped her.”
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter. Joshua Klein.
