It should be underline that a fair number of the French elites referred to in this article are Jewish, be it in the media, in successive governments, in universities, in NGOs, in BDS campaigns etc. One doesn't hear them when Israel is slammed and many happily join in.
Guy Bechor writes @ YNet News:
If anyone needed a
reminder, prestigious American magazine Vanity Fair published a huge
heart-rending feature about the situation of anti-Semitism in France.
It isn't happening during the Holocaust or during the Dreyfus trial, but now.
Being identified on the
French street as a Jew means taking a risk of physical violence, and
even a life-threatening situation. It means entrenching oneself as a
collective and hiding one's personal identity.
The article reveals that
the community of half a million Jews is considering its future in the
country: It is a community which is packing its bags. "When did we
become foreigners again?" local Jews are asking painfully. They, who
were born in France, are now perceived as foreigners, while the Muslim
immigrants feel right at home there.
Some will say that anti-Semitism in France does not come from
the top, but is the result of the settlement of millions of Muslims in
the country or of the old European anti-Semitism. But this claim is only
partially true: The French government cannot deny its responsibility
for the fact that its finest citizens are planning to leave the country. [...]
The French government is responsible for the situation due to
its clear pro-Muslim and pro-Palestinian policy, as well as the
traditional hostility towards Israel (regardless of the identity of the
ruling party). The moment they didn’t stop the public attacks on Israel,
the street interpreted it as permission to attack the Jews – as there
is no longer a distinction between them. "Death to the Jews" is the
slogan being shouted during conflicts and pogroms in Paris, like what
happened less than a year ago. [...]
The French government cannot have it both ways: Level poisonous
criticism and diplomatically press Israel while claiming that it is
fighting anti-Semitism. These moves against Israel are the ones creating
anti-Semitism. More.
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