Don't see it.
I am located in France. When you search from where I am, that's what you see.
HOw is the situation in France these days. I heard Jews were in pretty bad shape there and saw no future. The Ilan Halami murder did not help but even before that I heard things were bad for French Jews.
First of all, before I give you my opinion, I want to make one thing clear : I am on this forum as a Jew, as a Kahanist Jew, not as a French, even though I have French nationality. My loyalty goes to the Jewish people and to Israel and if there is a clash between the interests of France and the interests of Israel, there is no question that I support Israel. Actually, if I didn't have a complicated family situation that pretty much ties me in France, I would make aliyah, even though I have an interesting job in France. In the meantime, I make trips to Israel, the next one is scheduled in a few weeks
Now, about the situation of Jews in France today : yes, it has deteriorated. The main reason is because France unfortunately has a big Muslim population, mainly Arabic. The Jewish community in France is sizable, it is the third largest Jewish community in the world, after Israel and the US, with approximately 500,000 Jews. Still, it is small compared to the Muslim population (around 4 million Muslims, rapidly growing). As a result, life has become very difficult and, in some cases, impossible in neighbourhoods where there is a large concentration of Muslims. In some places, it is very dangerous to walk in the streets with a kippa or anything else that identifies you as a Jew.
The main media are extremely biased against Israel and inundate the French population with pro-Arab views. That really does a lot of harm, because I am sure that there are many decent people who would support zionism if they were told the truth.
In addition to all this, you have there deep-rooted seeds of antisemitism in the population of Christian descent, as everywhere else in Europe. Blunt antisemitic views are rarely openly expressed, this is still a relative taboo, but Israel, which is almost unanimously vilified, is often taken as an excuse for many antisemites to spill their guts...
So the overall picture is rather bleak. One thing that does not help improve the situation is that the only party that has a tough stance on immigration, security and borders, the Front National, is full of Nazis and thus viciously antisemitic and anti-American. So it is out of the question to support them.
A substantial part of the Jewish population in France is very assimilated. At best, they feel attached to a "culture", a "tradition" and they have an emotional way of identifiying with the Jewish people (a "bond"). Many are indifferent. At worst, there are those who are ashamed to be Jews and hide it.
The future of all true Jews, whether they are stranded in France, in America, or anywhere else in Diaspora, is in Israel !
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