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France Needs Jews in Order to Remain Itself

JL;DR SUMMARY In this passionate speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, delivered on the twentieth anniversary of Ilan Halimi's tragic murder, the imperative of combating antisemitism is central to preserving France's identity and values. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityHate CrimesFrancePublic PolicyEmmanuel MacronCommemorationIlan HalimiJustice ReformRepublican Values

Places mentioned

Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
"His confinement in a cellar in Bagneux."
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
"a synagogue set on fire in Rouen;"
La Grande-Motte, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
"another attacked in La Grande-Motte;"
Orléans, Loiret, France
"a rabbi assaulted in the street in Orlans;"
El Ghriba, Béja, Tunisia
"those who attacked the synagogue of El Ghriba,"
Heaton Park, England, United Kingdom
"that of Heaton Park."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"The barbarism of the murderers of Bondi Beach."
Lyse, Île-de-France, France
"because this fight is existential for France and for the Republic. For as Abb Grgoire proclaimed when he affirmed the entry of Jews into French citizenship, France without Jews is a tree without branches."

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