Overview

• François Bayrou said a new circular will instruct every French prosecutor on identifying and pursuing antisemitic offenses based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition.
• He pledged to strengthen the national hate-speech unit and enhance the Pharos platform to speed up reporting and investigation of online antisemitic content.
• The education ministry will introduce history lessons on Middle Eastern national emancipation movements to address the ideological roots of antisemitism in schools.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau reaffirmed plans to double security patrols and boost protection at Jewish worship sites, schools, consulates and community institutions.
• Crif president Yonathan Arfi warned of a ‘wave of antisemitism’ since October 2023, welcomed a new higher-education antisemitism law and condemned divisive political rhetoric.