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13/11/2012 - ISRAEL

French imams build bridges in Jerusalem

A group of French imams are paying a trip to Jerusalem in a bid to dispel the idea that Muslims in France are anti-Semitic. It comes eight months after a French Muslim, Mohamed Merah, killed a rabbi and three Jewish children in the city of Toulouse. At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre and museum, the imams denounced killing in the name of religion.

24/07/2012 - MEDIAWATCH

Vel' d'Hiv: the shadow of Vichy

MEDIAWATCH: We take a look at the shadow cast by Vichy France over the 70th anniversary of the round-up and deportation of 13,000 Jews in Paris during World War II. Some do not agree with François Hollande's declaration that France and French police were fully responsible for these events.

23/07/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Duck! Trierweiler tweets again...

MEDIAWATCH, Mon. 23/7/2012: France's First Lady Valerie Trierweiler has resumed tweeting and, of course, there is full-scale analysis of every detail in the French media. Also, François Hollande recognises France's role in the deportation of Jews during the Second World War, but not everyone agrees with his stance.

23/07/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande acknowledges French role in Holocaust

François Hollande said Sunday France was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews during WWII, a stance that draws him closer to former president Jacques Chirac, until now the only other head of state to admit French guilt in the Holocaust.

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23/07/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'Vel d'Hiv: a French crime'

IN THE PAPERS NATIONAL, 23/07/2012: Libération applauds François Hollande for reaffirming the responsibility of French authorities in the Vel'Hiv round-up of Jewish citizens, 70 years ago. Many papers point out that the French president is following in Jacques Chirac's footsteps. Meanwhile, the battle for the top job has started in the opposition UMP party. And Le Figaro says France is going to experience a "great fiscal exodus" after the government said it would tax high earners 75%.

16/07/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Madonna v. Marine

Marine Le Pen is to sue Madonna after she associated the French politician's image with fascist symbolism during a concert in Paris on Saturday. The singer already pulled the same stunt at a concert in Tel Aviv in May. Also, it's the 70th anniversary of the wartime roundup of Jews in Paris known as "La rafle du Vél'd'Hiv" - we take a look at how successfully its memory is being kept alive.

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16/07/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

PSA Peugeot-Citroen: Words v. Action

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 16/07/12: The French papers focus on a TV interview President Hollande gave on Bastille Day and the challenges that are facing him. Meanwhile, Libération has an exclusive report from the heart of the rebellion in Syria.

16/07/2012 - HUNGARY

Nazi hunters give Hungary 'new evidence' of top suspect

The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Centre said Sunday its director Efraim Zuroff (pictured) has given authorities in Budapest new evidence about its most wanted suspect Laszlo Csatary, a former police officer believed to be living in Hungary.

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15/06/2012 - OBITUARY

Controversial French philosopher Garaudy dies

France’s Roger Garaudy, a famous philosopher and communist best known for his controversial views on the Holocaust and his anti-Zionist work “The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics”, died at the age of 98 on Wednesday just outside of Paris.

12/06/2012 - VICE VERSA

'The Patagonian Hare' by Claude Lanzmann

Olivier Barrot tells us more about "The Patagonian Hare" by Claude Lanzmann.

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