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Russia and China's influence wanes in the Middle East after 12-Day War – analysis

While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War.

 CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a reception marking 80 years since the victory over Nazi Germany, at the Kremlin, last month. The war in Ukraine has shaken the global order, says the writer.
 A woman holds a sign reading "Serve men, all free!" during a demonstration to call for gender equality and demand an end to violence against women to mark International Women's Day in Marseille, France, March 8, 2025.

French man tied to incel movement arrested for alleged plot to attack women

IRAQI JEWS in Israel protest their counterparts’ persecution under the Ba’ath regime. (Fritz Cohen)

Grandson of expelled Iraqi Jews sues French gov't for millions unpaid rent on house used as embassy

 : Firefighters and local residents respond to a wildfire in Menderes district of the Aegean city of Izmir, Turkey, June 29, 2025.

Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave


Iranian newspaper calls to arrest and execute IAEA chief, European nations condemn

Grossi has not directly responded to the newspaper's allegations. He has said his top priority is ensuring IAEA inspectors can return to nuclear sites in Iran as soon as possible.

 An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2025

'Dirty Jew': French school boy lured into cellar by antisemitic adolescents under false pretenses

Prosecutor David Charmatz added that the victim was "lured into a cellar under false pretenses" where he was met with "a third minor holding a knife."

 French military of the Sentinelle Operation and French Police officers stand outside the high school Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides where a student killed another student and wounded three others in a knife attack, in Nantes, western France, on April 24, 2025.

Trump says Gaza ceasefire to be reached next week, IDF issues evacuation notice to Gazans

'Bomb, bomb Iran': Trump shares song calling to put Khamenei 'in a box' • Iran to halt collaboration with nuclear watchdog • Iran using Houthis to build more missiles, minister claims

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks in the Situation Room at the White House last Saturday. The world received a clear and unequivocal message: Israel and the US are aligned, says the writer.

France says it intercepted drones targeting Israel prior to Iran ceasefire

"The French army intercepted less than 10 drones in the last few days...either by ground-to-air systems or via our Rafale fighter jets," France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.

 Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran as it seen from Tel Aviv, June 18, 2025.

Twelve arrested after nearly 150 people stabbed with needles at French music festival

The French Interior Ministry reported that some victims were hospitalized for toxicological testing.

Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille - Marseille, France - May 8, 2024 French police officers patrol the streets in the Old Port before the arrival of the Olympic flame

Dr. Joseph Zrihen: A Franco-Israeli doctor and artist

In Israel, perhaps even more so during the war, he feels that he can fulfill his two main passions in life: healing bodies and heartening souls.

 DR. JOSEPH ZRIHEN during a TV interview.

Amélie: Everyone’s connected in Starcatcher's new production - review

The 2001 movie upon which the play is based is the highest-grossing French-language film ever released in the US, with box office sales of $33 million.

 Young Amélie doll with her parents.

Discrimination at the Paris Air Show: Israel had no 'friends' in France - opinion

Shame on the French for bowing to whatever political pressure contributed to this decision, and even greater shame on our “friends” who stood by in silence.

French police patrol the perimeter of a closed-off section of the Israel pavilion at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2025

This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

BYSTANDERS WATCH as the ‘Altalena’ burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv on June 22, 1948

Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy, as Trump considers strikes

The E3 consists of the UK, France, and Germany.

 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy leaves 10 Downing Street, on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss Israel-Iran conflict, in London, Britain, June 18, 2025.

Macron’s push for a Palestinian state is a betrayal of Israel, France, and democracy - opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron's push for Palestinian statehood is reportedly due to pressure from radical Muslim communities, but that

 FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Nice earlier this month. Under Macron’s leadership, France is drifting away from Israel and from the core values of Western democracy, the writer argues.