French Elections

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Freddy EytanApril 27, 2022

What Israel should expect from Macron’s second term

The French president is unlikely to change his country’s traditional pro-Palestinian policy or its bias against the Jewish state.

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Macron’s clear French victory underscores unease with Le Pen’s extremist baggage

Orit ArfaApril 25, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron eases to victory among a public wary of challenger Marine Le Pen, who while having moderated her far-right image could not properly defend her past ties with Russia, her campaign fumbles, and, especially among Jews, the liability of her last name.

Marine Le Pen speaks to the press at the international agricultural fair in Paris in 2011. Credit: Frederic Legrand-COMEO/Shutterstock.

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Jonathan S. TobinApril 21, 2022

French election illustrates the poor choices facing European Jews

While Marine Le Pen is considered a threat to Jewish life, President Emmanuel Macron represents a centrist establishment that has failed to meet the challenge of Islamism.

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