But Wednesday’s Presidential Grand Debate of 2022 was centered on the economy ... neither it nor “oy oy oy” are heard frequently in French, Goldszlagier told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Friday called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days after stirring controversy with comments about immigrants "flooding" France.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Every year, just over 30,000 children born in France to foreign-born parents become French citizens when they turn 18. This legal principle has long been contested on the right.

The war of words shows just how polarized the French-Jewish community has become. (JTA) – As during her previous two presidential ... triggered a community-wide debate about the role of French ...