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Éric Zemmour acquitted of Holocaust denial charge: 'French Nazi collaborator saved Jews'

Several left-leaning anti-racism groups had filed complaints against Zemmour over comments saying a French collaborator with the Nazis had saved most French Jews.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.
 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

French far-right's Zemmour to run for seat in parliament

 French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, leader of far-right party "Reconquete!" and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, and his companion and campaign advisor Sarah Knafo visit the 58th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition

French Jewish groups claim Eric Zemmour inappropriately sent campaign texts targeting Jewish voters

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Two men in custody after surrendering in investigation of Jeremy Cohen's death


French elections: Zemmour eliminated as Le Pen secures runoff against Macron

Eric Zemmour, a far-right politician who is Jewish, received only 7% of the vote in the first round, eliminating him from this year’s election.

 French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, leader of far-right party "Reconquete!" and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, gestures as he stands on a stage, after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France April 10, 2022.

Éric Zemmour makes Jewish man’s death a national issue days before election

Éric Zemmour quit his job as a journalist six months ago to run as a Jewish far-right candidate for France's presidency.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

French elections: Why French Jewish leaders fear how French olim vote - analysis

Should they support the first Jewish candidate for president? Or rather vote for the moderate Emmanuel Macron?

French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election in the 2022 French presidential election, attends a political campaign rally at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, April 2, 2022.

Who is Sarah Knafo, the 28-year-old French Jew dating Éric Zemmour?

Whichever way it plays out at the polls, the Zemmour-Knafo love story is a striking partnership between two successful Parisian Jews who have shunned the conventions of their own communities.

 French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, leader of far-right party "Reconquete!" and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, and his companion and campaign advisor Sarah Knafo visit the 58th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition

Young French Jewish man beaten by gang, killed by tram, family claims

Jeremy Cohen, according to the report, was hit by a tram in Bobigny, a town in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France in February.

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LGBTQ groups accuse French Jew Zemmour of denying Nazi crimes

Éric Zemmour, the controversial Jewish candidate for France's highest office, has several past convictions for inciting hate speech.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

French-Jewish presidential candidate Zemmour accused of sexual abuse

Eight women have accused Éric Zemmour, saying he groped and kissed them against their will.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

France’s far-right presidential challenger Zemmour: Trump told me to stay true to myself

Like Trump, Zemmour has positioned himself as a political outsider, banking instead on his celebrity status and no-nonsense language.

 ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

Far-right French-Jewish presidential hopeful promises 'reconquest' at rally

He said he was calling his party "Reconquest," a name that evokes the historic period known as the Reconquista, when Christian forces drove Muslim rulers from the Iberian peninsula.

French right-wing commentator Eric Zemmour arrives before making a speech at an event at the ILEC conference centre, London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

Far-right figure Zemmour announces presidential run to 'save' France

Jewish far-right commentator Eric Zemmour confirmed that he would be running for president of France in 2022.

 A woman walks past posters in support of French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, probable candidate for the French presidential election next April, posted on a wall in Paris, France, October 13, 2021.

French lawmaker says Éric Zemmour part of France's antisemitism problem

Zemmour has not announced a political run but is still polling among President Emmanuel Macron’s most serious challengers in this spring's presidential elections.

 Éric Zemmour in the salon du livre 2012.