Le pen

Amichai Chikli invites politicians from European far-right parties to Israel, in a first

Also on the docket are figures who have criticized the far right, including the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt and Armin Laschet of Germany’s center-right leading party.

 Amichai Chikli speaks at Conference of Presidents, February 16, 2025.
 Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group during a debate about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the National Assembly in Paris, October 23, 2023.

Despite National Rally's rebrand, Israel is still stuck with a Le Pen dilemma - comment

 Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and member of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group during a debate about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the National Assembly in Paris, October 23, 2023.

French Jewish community heads request meeting with National Rally's Le Pen

 Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

French Jews relieved, but also concerned, over results of presidential elections


Le Pen: I’m committed to two-state solution

In foreign policy pitch, French presidential candidate condemns terror wave in Israel.

Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, gestures as she delivers a speech after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election are announced, in Paris, France, April

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.

French court upholds Holocaust denial conviction of Jean-Marie Le Pen

Le Pen will be fined more than $30,000 for his remark.

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

European Jewish Congress calls for punishment for Jean-Marie Le Pen

The European Jewish Congress strongly condemned Le Pen's comments and called for the French judiciary to prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

French elections kick off with Macron as opinion polls favorite

Even if opinion polls prove accurate and France elects its youngest president ever rather than its first female leader, Macron himself has said himself he expects no honeymoon period.

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

Macron, Le Pen turn up the heat in angry debate

Spectators and media experts shared the feeling that Wednesday’s debate was embarrassing.

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

Macron leads polls going into debate

Independent presidential candidate’s bout with far-rightist Le Pen getting personal

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

French presidential rivals Macron, Le Pen visit Holocaust memorials

Earlier this month, Le Pen came under fire for saying that her country is not responsible for the deportation of thousands of Jews to death camps in 1942.

Emmanuel Macron, candidate for the 2017 presidential election, looks at some of the 2,500 photographs of young Jews deported from France during WWII, as he visits the Shoah Memorial in Paris, France, April 30, 2017

Le Pen allies with first-round loser ahead of runoff

Polls show Macron winning next Sunday with about 59-60 percent.

SUPPORTERS OF Marine Le Pen put up a poster earlier this year. There has been a meteoric rise of right-wing movements in Europe, writes the author.

Holocaust controversy comes back to haunt Le Pen's election campaign

The vice-president of the French National Front will not take over the party leadership due to allegations that he made remarks about Nazi gas chambers.

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, celebrates after early results in the first round of 2017 French presidential election, in Henin-Beaumont, France

Le Pen’s toxic vision

France’s Jewish community recognizes the dangers inherent in a victory for Le Pen.

CAMPAIGN POSTERS for candidates Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN), Jean-Luc Melenchon of the Parti de Gauche, and Benoit Hamon of the Socialist Party who were running in the 2017 French presidential election