Ariel Sharon said French President Jacques Chirac is committed to fighting anti-Semitism in France. “I know that Chirac is serious about fighting anti-Semitism,” the Israeli prime minister said Sunday during a speech to more than 400 French Jewish leaders who were on a solidarity visit to Israel.
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