The scourge has grown in recent years "and the situation has got worse in recent weeks," Macron told the annual dinner of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF). Macron announced measures including legislation to fight hate speech on the internet, to be introduced by May. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin voiced support for Macron and Finkielkraut, calling the anti-Semitic incidents an "affront" to France. Also on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Macron, the Israeli leader's office said. During World War II, the French Vichy government collaborated with Germany notably in the deportation of Jews to death camps.

Source: The Local February 21, 2019 07:52 UTC