22-Apr-02
French poll result alarms Europe
Most of Europe's political leaders have reacted with horror to the success of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France's presidential elections.

21-Apr-02
Le Pen: From also-ran to contender 
In a huge upset, extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen qualified on Sunday to face incumbent Jacques Chirac in the run-off for French president, according to media projections based on exit polls.

18-Apr-02
'We're British, and we're Jewish - and we're uneasy'
The UK's Jewish community is anxious, with reports of domestic anti-Semitism increasing as tensions mount in the Middle East. BBC News Online talks to two British Jews on their fears.

17-Apr-02
Rabbi fears anti-semitism rise
Britain's chief rabbi Professor Jonathan Sacks tells the BBC he fears a backlash has started against British Jews in reaction to Israel's action in the West Bank. 

14-Apr-02
Youths attack synagogue in Ukraine
Youths attack synagogue in Ukraine KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A crowd of about 50 youths attacked the central synagogue in Kiev, beating worshippers with stones and bottles and shattering windows, the rabbi said Sunday.

09-Apr-02
Israelis mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Air raid sirens have sounded throughout Israel to commemorate the Holocaust, the slaughter of 6 million Jews by Nazis and their sympathizers during World War II. 

07-Apr-02
Mideast violence divides France
An estimated 150,000 people have marched in Paris to denounce a wave of recent attacks on Jewish schools, cemeteries and synagogues in France. 

05-Apr-02
Five held over synagogue attacks
Police in France say they have detained five people after fire bombs were hurled at a synagogue outside the capital. 

04-Apr-02
France facing anti-Semitic attacks
Officials in France say they do not want the anger of the Middle East played out here, but earlier this week it looked unavoidable. 

04-Apr-02
Vandals target Jewish symbols
Attacks on Jewish communities continued across Europe as tension in the Mideast intensified. 

01-Apr-02
French, Belgian synagogues burned
A fire destroyed a synagogue in southern France during a weekend that saw a rash of attacks targeting Jews in France and Belgium, police say. 

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