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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Sarah Elzas

France's far right tries to move away from past anti-Semitism

Marine Le Pen (centre) and other members of the far-right National Rally at a march against anti-Semitism in Paris, 12 November 2023. © Christophe Ena/AP

France’s far-right National Rally has used the war between Israel and Hamas as a way to bolster its support for French Jews – a U-turn for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, who famously called the Holocaust a "detail" of history. By shifting away from anti-Semitism and focusing on the threats of radical Islam, daughter Marine Le Pen is transforming far-right tactics in a way that has divided French politics.

On Sunday, 12 November, nearly 190,000 people marched in cities around France against anti-Semitism and in solidarity with French Jews.

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