Overview

• President Macron designated July 12 as an annual national commemoration of Alfred Dreyfus’s 1906 judicial vindication against false treason charges
• The National Assembly unanimously elevated Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general in June as part of symbolic efforts to complete his rehabilitation
• Macron urged citizens to maintain constant vigilance against antisemitism, citing 504 recorded acts between January and May 2025
• He affirmed that Dreyfus’s fight and those who stood with him for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity should continue to inspire French values
• The president declined to endorse calls for Dreyfus’s Panthéon interment, leaving his final resting place under discussion