The Hamas attacks against Israel on October 7, 2023 caused a real shock in the Middle East… but also in France. During 4 episodes, La Loupe, accompanied by journalists from L’Express, analyzes the repercussions which are crossing our country, and which are still being felt a year later.
In the months following the October 7 attacks, anti-Semitic attacks exploded in France. Since then, concern in the Jewish community has continued to grow, pushing some to protect themselves… or even to leave the country.
On one side LFI, on the other the RN. On the subject of anti-Semitism, the roles have been reversed since October 7. When Marine Le Pen now poses as the defender of French Jews, Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party campaigns on the war in Gaza, and destabilizes the entire left.
Occupied lecture halls, blocked faces, and even excluded Jewish students… French universities and in particular Sciences Po have become the epicenter of the pro-Palestinian movement.
Despite significant support for the Jewish state, Emmanuel Macron largely pleads for a ceasefire. So since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas, ties between Tel Aviv and Paris have been seriously damaged. And the situation has further deteriorated with the extension of the conflict in Lebanon.