The news director of France’s international radio network resigned after fellow journalists criticized his remarks about Jews and Israel. Alain Menargues handed in his resignation Monday to Antoine Schwartz, the director general of Radio France International, shortly after journalists at the station held a special meeting to condemn his comments.
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