[jonatron]

Ooh suddenly Reuters is so concerned about the jews of France!?!

I would bet this is merely a smear tactic against JM LePen.

The current french president has done very little to prevent anti-semitic violence lately, and the current administration is always sucking up to Iraq, Iran and working against Israel.

JM LePen is called an anti-semite the way Buchanan - in a smear campaign to try to convince the naive liberals of the world that it would be "unenlightened" to even consider voting for such a man.

Remember, this is from Reuters - the same people who refuse to call Al-Quaida and Hamas and Hizballah terrorists and who hate Israel.

[al-andalus]

Le Pen refers to the Holocaust as a mere 'detail' of history. You should read his writings. I'm not sure whom he hates more, Jews or Arabs, but at the moment it is the anti-immigrant votes he's after, so he's focusing on the Arabs.

I think he's an equal-opportunity hater of all who are not French Gentiles.

[Gorest Gump]

JM LePen is called an anti-semite the way Buchanan - in a smear campaign to try to convince the naive liberals of the world that it would be "unenlightened" to even consider voting for such a man.

Comparing LePen to Buchanan? Now that's a smear!

[SauronOfMordor]

I would bet this is merely a smear tactic against JM LePen.

I agree. I think what the Leftists are afraid of is that Chirac would be forced to form a coalition with LePen, and the Communists would be shut out of power.