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• Le Pen faces political end

  April 23, 2007 9:00am

  His poor turnout in France’s elections may mean the end of the road for far-right leader Jean Marie Le Pen, or at least of his ambitions to be president.

• Sarkozy, Royal headed for runoff

  April 22, 2007 9:00am

  Nicolas Sarkozy, the apparent favorite in the Jewish community, will face Segolene Royal in a May runoff following presidential elections that saw a massive turnout in France.

• AIPAC heads to Greece

  April 19, 2007 9:00am

  The American Israel Public Affairs Committee sent its first official delegation to Greece.

• E.U. agrees to law on genocide denial

  April 19, 2007 9:00am

  The European Union ratified a law banning incitement to or denial of genocide.

• Chief rabbi blames Holocaust on Reform

  April 19, 2007 9:00am

  Israel’s Reform movement expressed outrage after a former Israeli chief rabbi suggested that the Holocaust was the result of Reform Judaism in Germany.

• Protest growing over British boycott

  April 19, 2007 9:00am

  A British news editor and Israel’s ambassador to Britain criticized a journalist union’s call to boycott Israeli goods.

• Chirac’s complex legacy

  April 19, 2007 9:00am

  As he prepares to exit the political stage, French President Jacques Chirac leaves a legacy as a staunch fighter against anti-Semitism with a complex diplomatic record regarding Israel and its Arab neighbors.

• French Jews favor conservative

  April 16, 2007 9:00am

  For many French Jews, Nicolas Sarkozy represents a new breed of politician: He’s aggressive and outspoken, never short of words, likes to hang out with celebrities and doesn’t hide his taste for the good life.

• Multilingual seder bridges gaps

  March 27, 2007 9:00am

  At a French-American liberal synagogue in Paris, a multilingual seder helps “bridge the gaps.”

• Weed out the pot for Passover

  March 27, 2007 9:00am

  Marijuana might not be kosher for Passover, an Israeli group reportedly said.