Why is France the place of anti-semitism although publicly they deny it?

Question

Is it because historically the frensh are racial people?

Answer 1

France has historically had a serious problem with anti-semitism, see for example the Dreyfus affair or France during WWII.

However, France's current troubles are of a very different source.

France has received a large number of Muslim immigrants and has done nothing about (and in some ways encouraged) this population's growing radicalization.

This radicalization takes its most obvious form in antisemitism, and to an extent France has dealt with this new wave of antisemitism by indulging it - see for example the behavior of France's "peace keeping" troops in Lebanon.

Answer 2

That's a very good question and one that I have always wondered about. Having lived there for awhile and having seen the anti-Semites first hand it was always quite strange that a country that sheltered the Jews in Avignon would be the way they are now. They have a head of state who has made comments and then done a turn around to try and make it out like he is really pro-Israel, when we know he isn't. most people don't know that when there was a schism in the Vatican and part of it moved to Avignon the "Pope" who was established there did everything he could to make life for all the Jews safe. The oldest Temple still exists there and is still in use and there is a large Jewish community that is thriving. In addition, at a point at the Pyrenees, where France meets Spain, I found out that families that are on the French side are Jewish while those that moved into Spain converted to Catholicisms, which is quite interesting. I have meet many Jewish families, and individiuals while there over the years and none of them seem to be comfortable about revealing their religion, yet they stay as it is their home. I have no idea of what any of the Jews did to bring this on, but it certainly is an ongoing situation that makes me think twice before I go to a country that I truly love.

Answer 3

Personally i have not found that to be true but in some sections there are always the disgraceful morons that are bigots. First of all how could they be they have had creoles, there for years. And they helped the Soviet Jewry by smuggling the Jews out of Russia to France and then America. They were never on the side of Hitler. however over the years there has been an influence from Lebanon and many muslims because France occupied those territories at one time. And of course they then married them and now you have mish and mosh, not kosher at all. So really they are an affluent artistic culture that thrives on independence of thought and spirit, religiously they never were big on staying loyal anyway, but they will be on the side of the oppressed that is for sure.

Answer 4

That's not a question, that's a personal unsubtantiated statement.
So what answer do you expect? Beside you are asking that the week the french President is remembering the memory of the Shoah in the Pantheon ( a highly symbolic place)... It speaks volume about your prejudices and ignorance.

Answer 5

it isn't. anyway the term `anti-semitism' is a misnomer. Arabs are semites, Lebanese are semites, some jews are semites but also slavs, indo-germanic's, anglo-saxons etc
and the french have always been more `open' about their expression as opp to ango-us types who wear funny clothes [kkk] or run for congress. so it only `looks' worse, more bark than bite.

Answer 6

France is no more, no less anti-Semitic than any other country. But because criticism of Israel is equated to anti-semitism they'll be called "anti-Semitic."

Answer 7

Is there any place where racism is NOT publicly denied?