Rivlin hails Macron for backing law change after Halimi’s killer avoids trial

Members of the French Jewish community say reform needed to address anti-Semitic attacks; others vow to fight to bring Halimi’s killer to justice

Rivlin hails Macron for backing law change after Halimi’s killer avoids trial (Times of Israel)
President pens letter to French counterpart thanking him for ‘quick, clear response’ to Jewish woman’s murder, says it sends clear message that current law is deficient

For French Jews, naming streets and laws after Sarah Halimi isn’t enough (Haaretz)
Members of the community tell Haaretz that legal reform is needed to address antisemitic attacks, while others vow to continue fighting to bring Halimi’s killer to justice

Charlie Hebdo's Sarah Halimi cover: Should anti-Semitism be decriminalised? (Jerusalem Post)
The cover reads: "Should we decriminalize antisemitism?" featuring a Muslim character holding a knife and smoking joints from a Jewish menorah.

French-Jewish judge resigns to protest high court’s ruling in Sarah Halimi affair (JTA)

Photo: A Franco-Israeli woman raising a placard during a rally in front of the French Embassy in Tel Aviv (Jack Guez/AFP)