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French gov't allows Israeli firms to participate in defense exhibition after alleged ban

The French Foreign Ministry informed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that the decision had been reversed and that all Israeli companies would be able to participate in the exhibition.

 French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)
 RAISED IN the multicultural district of Seine-Saint-Denis by Algerian and Moroccan Jewish parents, 29-year-old Seban has built her platform around countering racism, fostering open dialogue, and creating opportunities for youth.

Shannon Seban: Fighting discrimination and defending Laïcité

 French-Israeli businessman Philippe Hababou Solomon.

Meet the French-Israeli philanthropist running for elections in France

 SHAS PARTY head Arye Deri speaks to supporters as projected results from the Knesset election are announced, in Jerusalem, on November 1.

Gov't to create new positions in Religious Services Ministry - report


French tax administration denies targeting Jews

"The building only counts 9 floors, and therefore cannot house a so-called special unit on the 13th floor."

Calculating taxes

PM: Continue French absorption project that lacks necessary funds

“Thousands of immigrants from France, including elderly citizens, children with special needs, single-parent families, female victims of violence and more won’t receive social services.”

Ariel Kandel

Social Affairs Ministry ends special French services for immigrants

One NGO says language barriers render welfare services inaccessible to immigrants.

Ariel Kandel

The French medical brain drain: Why are so many doctors leaving for Israel?

Agency officials say the average rate of disappointed returnees to France from 1990-2014 was 10 percent but that the number has dropped since.

Dr. Michel Alimi (second from the right) with a team of other French medical professionals.

French immigrant nurses protest against red tape in government

Elisabeth Ranassier, a registered nurse from France with 17 years of experience, does not work in her profession here because of the red tape.

A women speaks to a nurse (illustrative photo)

‘French Jews in Hebron best answer to UNESCO’

More than 1,000 French Jews paraded through Hebron under the hot August sun on Wednesday to the beat of loud religious music.

PARTICIPANTS IN the annual Hebron march show the flag, with the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the background

Netanyahu confidant Meyer Habib fends off criticism about Judaism, relationship with PM

The newly reelected French MP boasts of his connections to the Jewish state and its premier in the face of harsh criticism in France, which he says has to change its "anti-Israel line."

French MP Meyer Habib (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

French President Macron’s party withdraws 2nd candidate who supported BDS

“Boycott Israeli products and [apply] an economic embargo!” William Tchamaha once wrote on Twitter.

French President Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche!

France's Jewish community: In a state of fear

French Jews voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, but are concerned he will pander to the country’s large Arab minority and fail to protect them.

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron parades in a military vehicle in Paris after his inauguration, May 14

French-Israelis receive voter info addressed to 'Palestinian Territories'

“A lot of French citizens are debating whether or not to vote, because they say the country is anti-Israel and they feel alienated from it, and when they see this, they won’t want to vote.”

Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo