French Jews Leaving France

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Increasing numbers of French Jews are leaving for Israel, citing dim economic prospects and a sense of being caught between an increasingly influential far right and militant Islam. More than 5,000 are on track to leave this year, the most since after the Six-Day War in 1967.
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French Jews say they have the added burden of watching the rise of an increasingly militant Islam and a revitalized far right. In May, on the eve of Europe-wide elections that saw the National Front party — whose founder has been repeatedly convicted of anti-Semitism — sweep into first place in France, a gunman attacked a Jewish museum in Belgium. The suspect arrested was a Frenchman who authorities say recently returned from fighting with Islamic extremists in Syria.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/french-jews-leave-israel-increasing-numbers

FRENCH JEWS LEAVE FOR ISRAEL IN INCREASING NUMBERS
Record numbers of French Jews are leaving for Israel, citing dim economic prospects and a sense of being caught between an increasingly influential far right and militant Islam. About 5,000 are on track to leave this year, the most since the founding of Israel in 1948.
By LORI HINNANT and TIA GOLDENBERG
Frencj Jews Leavig FranceJun. 19, 2014 3:23 PM EDT