Antisemitism at worst levels since second world war, says Macron
(The Guardian France)

French president says his party will introduce legislation to combat hate speech onlineAntisemitism appears to have reached its worst levels since the second world war, Emmanuel Macron told Jewish community leaders on Wednesday, a day after thousands of people took to the streets in France to denounce hate crimes.The French government is to adopt the intergovernmental organisation International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance´s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and propose a law to stop hate speech being circulated online, the French president said. Related: Macron condemns antisemitic abuse during gilets jaunes Paris protest Related: Antisemitism rising sharply across Europe, latest figures show Continue reading...