French Jewish leaders urge voters to stop Putin admirer Marine Le Pen

Leaders sound the alarm after the strong results by far-right and far-left candidates in first round of voting; Le Pen says she is committed to a two-state solution in the Middle East

‘Our future is at stake’: French Jewish leaders urge voters to stop Le Pen (Haaretz)
Community leaders sound the alarm after the strong performances of far-right and far-left candidates in Sunday’s first round of voting, but also say Emmanuel Macron must address widespread public discontent

Le Pen: I’m committed to two-state solution (Jerusalem Post)
In foreign policy pitch, French presidential candidate condemns terror wave in Israel

Putin admirer Marine Le Pen is closer than ever to destroying French democracy (Haaretz)
Since her 2017 defeat, far right politician Marine Le Pen has been busy mutating into a more palatable candidate for mainstream voters. In two weeks, this toxic illusion could win the French presidency

If Marine Le Pen wins in France, French Jews mull aliyah to Israel (Jerusalem Post)
Officials in Israel’s national institutions do not see any potential rise in interest in aliyah to Israel as a result of the possible political change

Photo: Poster of French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Paris (AP/Francois Mori)