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Emmanuel Macron yelled at police officers escorting him to a church in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2020. (Ava Djamshidi/Twitter)

French President Emmanuel Macron loses his temper with Israeli police officers protecting him

Macron took offense when officers tried to accompany him into an Old City of Jerusalem church considered French territory.

By Marcy Oster January 22, 2020 11:48 am

Anti-Zionism is new anti-Semitism, France’s Emmanuel Macron declares at Holocaust memorial

At a commemoration marking the 75th anniversary of deportations from a French stadium, the new president said anti-Zionism "is a reinvention of anti-Semitism."

July 16, 2017 11:50 am

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen ahead in presidential poll

Le Pen has sought to gain mainstream acceptance for the National Front by distancing herself and her party from anti-Semitic rhetoric.

January 19, 2017 8:29 am

In Toulouse, French president vows to fight anti-Semitism

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 1, 2012 2:55 pm

PA, French presidents condemn Israeli settlement plan

By Devorah Lauter September 6, 2009 6:46 pm