Muslim youths could attack Jewish property in France out of anger at the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a French official said. Yves Bertrand, the head of France’s domestic intelligence agency, made his comments this week after a French Islamic leader said the Iraq war is polarizing French Muslims and is undermining moderate Islam in France.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.