France’s prime minister told a group of Jews that fighting anti-Semitism is an “absolute priority” for his government. At a ceremony Wednesday marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the CRIF umbrella organization of French Jews, held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Paris, Jean-Pierre Raffarin said, “Even if the number of anti-Semitic acts has fallen, it is not enough.”
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