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Paris revokes Mahmoud Abbas' honorary medal, cites Holocaust denial

Antisemitic comments made by the Palestinian president means he can longer claim to hold Paris' highest distinction, Mayor Anne Hidalgo wrote.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France July 20, 2022
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion inaugurates Jerusalem Square in Paris, June 30, 2019

Jerusalem Square inaugurated in Paris despite pro-Palestinian protests

The square, located at the intersection of Rue de Courcelles and Boulevard of Reims, in the central 17th Arrondissement.

|ByROSSELLA TERCATIN, ALON EINHORN
Street sign in Paris honoring brothers Arye and Gabriel Sandler

Amid protests, Jerusalem Square to be inaugurated in Paris

The inauguration of the square in the central 17th Arrondissement is scheduled for Sunday.

|ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
General view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

135 years after last time, Paris to dedicate a square to Jerusalem

The square will be established in the central 17th Arrondissement, in the site of the future European Center of Judaism (ECJ), which is currently under construction.

|ByROSSELLA TERCATIN