Hollande Vél d'Hiv commemoration 'important step toward addressing anti-Semitism'

July 23, 2012 By La rédaction de Mediapart

President Hollande's commemoration of 1942 Vél d'Hiv roundup of Jews was important for addressing European anti-Semitism, argues Denis MacShane.

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French President Francois Hollande's decision to speak last week at a commemoration of the single worst deportation of Jews in Western Europe during World War II is an important step toward addressing European anti-Semitism, argues British Labour Party MP Denis MacShane, a former minister for European affairs under Tony Blair, in a comment piece published in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Hollande Vél d'Hiv commemoration 'important step toward addressing anti-Semitism'

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