Francois Fillon

2017 was a good year for Europe’s extremists

This year heralded a new dawn for European populists who had been kept at the margin of society for decades after the Holocaust.

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 22, 2017 2:27 pm

Jews emerge as ‘model for integration’ in French elections debate, rabbi says

In one of the few references to the Jewish community, the center-right candidate Francois Fillon cited a French-Jewish state-recognized framework as an example for integrating Muslims into society.

March 23, 2017 10:53 am

In bid to defeat Le Pen, French right-wing candidate cozies up to Jews

Dogged by corruption scandals, Francois Fillon is trying to assure the Jewish community of France that he is the candidate most likely to defeat the far right.

March 17, 2017 11:55 am