Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France (CRIF) () is an

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of other groups representing the interests of

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Overview

It is the official

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affiliate of the

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(WJC), the world-wide umbrella organization of

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communities, and of the

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. It opposes

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and antisemitic policies. It generally supports

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and the state of

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, although in 2004 CRIF refuted Israeli

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's characterization of antisemitism in France and his calls for French Jews to emigrate to Israel. On 20 November 2004, CRIF accused the French government of failing to protect citizens from broadcasts by

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's al-Manar TV, which includes films that CRIF asserts are

antisemitic Antisemitism or Jew-hatred is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who harbours it is called an antisemite. Whether antisemitism is considered a form of racism depends on the school of thought. Antisemi ...

and incite Muslims to attack Jews. Al-Manar was blocked by the CSA. It has opposed the

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, stating that a majority of historians disagreed with the position that Pius worked ceaselessly to save Jews. French neo-Nazis planned an attack on the CRIF headquarters in 2023. Kalashnikovs and a laboratory for producing explosives were discovered at a suspect's home. In chat messages they wrote that they wanted to carry out an attack “worse than Bataclan”.

Presidents of the Council of French Jewish Institutions

References

External links

CRIF website
Anti-racism in France European Jewish Congress Jews and Judaism in France Jewish political organizations Opposition to antisemitism in France Zionism in France Zionist organizations {{Jewish-hist-stub