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Mihran Kalaydjian

Oct 24, 2026, 9:09 AM

France Has a Jewish Problem And It Isn’t the Jews

French Jews at the memorial march for Jewish murder victim Mireille Knoll in Paris, March 28, 2018 (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Imagine hundreds of thousands of French Jews pouring into the streets. Imagine them smashing storefronts, setting fires, attacking police officers and turning neighborhoods into battlegrounds. Imagine Jewish demonstrators torching government buildings because they no longer felt safe in their...

Oct 23, 2026, 5:37 PM

Who Holds France’s Nukes in 2050?

On October 17, France lost control of its own cities. What started as student protests over school conditions and the cost of living turned into riots in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and beyond. More than 600 police officers, gendarmes...

Jaroslava Halper

Oct 23, 2026, 9:37 AM

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

French rioters claiming to fight for better schools and education, for better benefits (already one of the best bundles around) and lower cost of living chose a unique road to accomplish their goals. Their way to hell is not...

Oct 22, 2026, 3:27 PM

How a war 3,000 km away became a French protest symbol

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In Jerusalem, history is easily visible everywhere you look, especially in the stones. Many have said that you cannot dig anywhere in Israel without stumbling upon some artifact or stone from 3000 years ago. Therefore, when looking at Jerusalem’s...

Lawrence Maximo

Oct 22, 2026, 2:18 PM

Macron’s twilight and the darkness that frightens Paris

Well, well, well, President Macron. It seems the teacher is finally receiving his lesson. Since October 7, Emmanuel Macron has risen to the status of undisputed world champion of unsolicited advice to Israel. A virtuoso of exhortation, a maestro of...

Oct 22, 2026, 9:13 AM

The Canary Has Learned to Breathe the Air

Whenever my relatives from Montreal visit me in Brooklyn, the conversation turns to the same question: how can I bear to live in New York? They know that more than half of the hate crimes recorded in the city...

Oct 21, 2026, 9:01 PM

From Applegate’s Struggle to the Global Misdiagnosis of a Nation

There is a profound, dizzying disorientation that comes with a false medical diagnosis. For years, actress Christina Applegate suffered from baffling, debilitating symptoms—numbness, tingling, loss of balance—while doctors searched for answers. When she was initially told she had multiple...

Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 AM

Europe’s Unfinished Lesson

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk(AI)

When hatred of Jews becomes acceptable, the consequences rarely remain confined to the Jewish community. Europe has a remarkable ability to remember its history while simultaneously failing to recognize its warnings. Across the continent, monuments commemorate the victims of the...

Oct 21, 2026, 9:58 AM

France is burning and immigrants are being blamed. I’ve seen this before

Paula Slier reporting during the Yellow Vest protests in Paris, 2018-2019, as a fire burns in the street behind her. (Personal archive)

I saw looters ransack Paris shops 8 years ago. Now, amid fresh riots and claims of antisemitism, the rush to judgment feels familiar

Alexander J Linton

Oct 21, 2026, 9:48 AM

The Stability Premium: France’s Unrest and the Value of Normality

Depending on which media outlets you follow, you could be forgiven for thinking you're watching two entirely different events unfold over the past week in France. On one side, thousands of people peacefully protesting legitimate grievances: the cost of living,...

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