Overview
- A page in the Terminale guides described the 7 October 2023 victims as “more than 1,200 Jewish settlers,” a phrasing flagged by LICRA.
- President Emmanuel Macron called the text “intolerable,” said it “falsifies the facts,” and asked the government to act.
- Hachette apologized, ordered an immediate recall of the three titles, said unsold copies will be destroyed, and promised to reissue only after corrections.
- The publisher opened an internal investigation; CEO Arnaud Lagardère issued personal apologies and conferred with CRIF leader Yonathan Arfi.
- Education minister Édouard Geffray and anti-discrimination minister Aurore Bergé condemned the wording, as Jewish leaders warned of legitimizing Hamas.