France
“I saw a young man brandish a flare on the balcony. I was really frightened,” an audience member said.
Leaders of Christians for Israel put up banners recalling the Royal Concert Hall’s Nazi-era history.
But the museum in Paris denied contacting the CGI Group, which is owned by former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri.
“Today, we hide our Jewish identity, no one wears a kippah anymore, we remove the mezuzah, we avoid being recognized,” says local CRIF head.
Israel’s foreign Minister framed the summit as another attempt by Emmanuel Macron “to divert attention from his domestic problems at Israel’s expense.”
“This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world, but particularly for the hostages, their families, and for the civilian population of Gaza,” said U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“We are fighting for the basic right of every person to live [in] peace and safety,” a Nova Music Festival survivor told the London crowd.
The organizers are “not against Israel” and do “not mix politics” with cheese, said Noémie Richard-Stein of Gvinage dairy in northern Israel.
Gilles Cohen, 67, was walking home from the mikveh when he was attacked from behind.
Anticipating government recognition of “Palestine, 52 municipalities defied the prohibition, which the interior ministry said was for “neutrality.”
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon described the event as a “circus.”
According to a poll by the CRIF umbrella group of Jewish communities, 33% said they were opposed to any recognition “in the short time.”
