On the night of November 7-8, 2024 in Amsterdam, dozens of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were lynched in the street because they were Jewish. Several people were injured in this organized manhunt and others are reportedly missing. Crif President Yonathan Arfi reacted on X and in the media to denounce this “antisemitic lynching.”
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Crif President Yonathan Arfi published a statement regarding French President Emmanuel Macron words on Israel's military policy.
"How is it already October 7th when it is still October 7th? It was yesterday, it was an eternity ago." stated Crif President Yonathan Arfi on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Dôme de Paris during an important ceremony in tribute of the 1 200 victims of October 7.
"In the Jewish tradition, time belongs to Man. It is our actions, our wishes, our hopes that outline the contours of our collective destiny. By wishing "Shana Tova", each of us commits to act in an attempt to make the world a better place." stated Yonathan Arfi on Rosh Hashana eve.
The Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism, a landmark, international framework was initially launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 2024, and endorsed by dozens of countries and multilateral organizations.
Since November 17, 2023, 'Mothers of Hope' have been meeting every Friday Place du Trocadéro in Paris. There remain 101 children, women and men held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. We are waiting for many of you to join us to demand the release of all the hostages.
"Antisemites use the memory of dead Jews to attack living Jews," declared the President of CRIF on Monday evening, during an event organized by France, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
In July 2024, Crif was in Buenos Aires to attend the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the attack on AMIA. Marie-Sarah Seeberger, International Affairs Officer, spoke at the panel "From online hate to real-world bloodshed: the interplay between online extremism, antisemitism and offline violence" organized by the World Jewish Congress.
Faithful to the history of our institutions and the spirit of Judaism, we do not agree to associate with those who tend to exclude or stigmatize our neighbors, as well as with those who set our society ablaze by propagating hatred and antisemitism or so called anti-Zionism.
On the night of April 30, 2021, in the midst of the celebration of the Lag Baomer festival, a giant stampede occurred causing the death of 44 people and leaving dozens injured. Crif shares the grief and pain of the Israeli people.
Sunday April 25, on the Place du Trocadéro in Paris, in many cities of France and around the world, we were thousands to pay tribute to Sarah Halimi and demand justice. Citizen gatherings took place everywhere with solidarity and fraternity.
Crif President met with Sophie Wiesenfeld, president of the Support Committee for Fabien Azoulay, as well as with Carole-Olivia Montenot, Fabien Azoulay's lawyer. Indeed, for three years, Fabien Azoulay, a 43-year-old French Jew and gay, has been subjected to abuses in Turkish prison. A petition has been launched to allow him to come back to a normal life, with his family, in humane conditions.
Sunday April 25, on the Place du Trocadéro in Paris, we were thousands to pay tribute to Sarah Halimi and demand justice. During this gathering, Crif President Francis Kalifat spoke to denounce this denial of justice.
The Chief Rabbi of France, the presidents of Crif, the Consistory and the FSJU call for a massive participation in the popular rally which will take place on Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. on the Human Rights Square, place du Trocadéro, following the decision of the Court of Cassation concerning the murder of Sarah Halimi.
On Wednesday April 14, 2021, the Cour de Cassation (the highest French court of law) delivered its verdict, but did not do justice to Sarah Halimi and her family. Crif President Francis Kalifat expresses his dismay.
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