The Jerusalem Post - Israel News CONFERENCES ISRAEL NEWS WORLD NEWS MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS & INNOVATION DEFENSE & TECH OPINION Login Search Login Subscribe JPOST DIGITAL LIBRARY HOME PAGE DEFENSE & TECH BUSINESS & INNOVATION OPINION REAL ESTATE LISTINGS ALIYAH JERUSALEM POST CONFERENCE PREMIUM JP STORE Categories ISRAEL NEWS WORLD NEWS MIDDLE EAST ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT US POLITICS DIASPORA OPINION PODCAST JUDAISM KABBALAH CHRISTIAN WORLD HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCE LAW ARCHAEOLOGY OMG ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE FOOD & RECIPES JERUSALEM POST EN ESPANOL HISTORY SPONSORED CONTENT ADVERTISE WITH US TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT US Jerusalem Post/Diaspora/Antisemitism France to halt all Gaza evacuations, deport Gazan student over antisemitic, Nazi social media posts The French Foreign Ministry is reviewing how evacuated student Nour Atallah was allowed into the country despite the antisemitic social media activity. France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech after a meeting with European partners to suggest a negotiated solution to end the conflict between Iran and Israel at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d'Orsay) in Paris, France, June 19, 2025. France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech after a meeting with European partners to suggest a negotiated solution to end the conflict between Iran and Israel at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d'Orsay) in Paris, France, June 19, 2025. (photo credit: JULIEN DE ROSA/Pool via REUTERS) ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 1, 2025 21:21 France will deport a Palestinian student from Gaza and suspend all evacuations from the territory while authorities review how she was cleared to enter despite antisemitic social-media activity, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Friday in an interview with France Info radio. Barrot said the woman “must leave the country” and that French and Israeli screening conducted before her arrival failed to flag what he called “antisemitic and unacceptable” content. He did not specify where she would be removed to. The student—who Barrot named on X/Twitter as Nour Atallah - was also expelled from Sciences Po Lille, which said the posts ran counter to the university’s values. JPost Videos Travis Kelce Puts Taylor Swift Proposal on Hold — and He Has a Good Reason Why Travis Kelce Puts Taylor Swift Proposal on Hold — and He Has a Good Reason Why Sponsored by NFL Former NFL Quarterback Dies At 35 In Apparent Drowning Former NFL Quarterback Dies At 35 In Apparent Drowning Sponsored by TipHero Screenshots said to be from posts the student shared in September—circulating via pro-Israel accounts on X—show an image of Adolf Hitler and language that appears to call for the killing of Jews. Barrot added that, pending the outcome of the inquiry, France is pausing its evacuations from Gaza—operations that have moved hundreds of people since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. A post on X/Twitter that was allegedly reposted by Gazan student Nour Atallah, who faces deportation from France. (credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) A post on X/Twitter that was allegedly reposted by Gazan student Nour Atallah, who faces deportation from France. (credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) Earlier this week, he said Paris had been working to help journalists leave Gaza. It was not immediately clear when evacuations would resume. Evacuated Gazans to undergo secondary screening “No evacuation of any kind will take place until we have drawn conclusions from this investigation,” Barrot told Franceinfo radio. He added that all Gazans who have already entered France will face a second round of screening. The case has ignited a political storm in Paris. Senior ministers condemned the online content, with officials saying it has been referred to judicial authorities. The interior minister characterized the material as tantamount to Hamas propaganda
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AntisemitismCanada In 2026, Tulsa And Panama Are Courting Canadian Jews As Antisemitism Redefines The Cost Of Staying As antisemitism reaches unprecedented levels across Canada, Jewish families and professionals are quietly reassessing their futures, and some are being actively courted elsewhere. Ron East By: Ron East December 31, 2025 SHARE A growing number of Canadian Jews are exploring relocation options A growing number of Canadian Jews are exploring relocation options as antisemitism intensifies and confidence in public protection erodes. (Image: Illustration.) TORONTO — For generations, Canada sold itself as a country where Jews could thrive without constantly looking over their shoulders. That assumption no longer holds for a growing number of Canadian Jews, particularly in the aftermath of October 7 and the months that followed. What has changed is not only the number of antisemitic incidents. It is the atmosphere. Public hostility has been normalized. Jewish schools, synagogues, and community centres operate under permanent security protocols. Anti-Jewish intimidation is increasingly framed as political expression. Enforcement is inconsistent. Accountability is rare. When Jewish life requires constant risk assessment, mobility stops being a luxury. It becomes a rational act of self-preservation. That reality helps explain why, in 2026, two very different destinations, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Panama, are appearing with growing frequency in serious conversations among Canadian Jews who have the means and flexibility to move. This is not a panic migration. It is a strategic recalculation. Canada’s new warning lights Jewish Canadians represent a small fraction of the population, yet account for a vastly disproportionate share of reported hate crimes. This is not a perception problem. It is a documented pattern. More troubling than the statistics themselves is the message many Jews hear in response: concern, sympathy, and context, but little deterrence. Protests that spill into harassment are tolerated. Jewish institutions are targeted repeatedly. Antisemitism disguised as antizionism is parsed endlessly rather than confronted directly. The result is a slow erosion of confidence in the state’s willingness or ability to enforce equal protection. When a community moves from assuming it belongs to hoping nothing happens today, the social contract has already been fractured. It is within this context that Tulsa and Panama are not merely attracting attention but actively courting. Lech Le’Tulsa and intentional Jewish welcome Tulsa is not presenting itself as a refuge city. It is presenting itself as a place that wants Jewish life to grow. In 2026, that effort has taken concrete form through Lech Le’Tulsa, a Jewish-focused relocation initiative designed to attract Jewish families, professionals, and entrepreneurs to the Tulsa area. The program combines relocation assistance with intentional community building and access to Jewish infrastructure. The name is deliberate. Lech Lecha, the biblical call to go forth and build a future, is not branding by accident. It speaks directly to a Jewish historical instinct that understands movement not as retreat, but as agency. Lech Le’Tulsa offers what many Canadian Jews increasingly feel is missing at home: A clear signal that Jewish presence is welcomed, not merely accommodated Immediate access to synagogues, schools, and Jewish communal life A civic environment where Jewish identity is not treated as a liability The financial incentives matter, but the social architecture matters more. Tulsa is offering a landing ramp. It is saying, we are prepared for you to arrive. That clarity stands in stark contrast to the ambiguity Canadian Jews experience when their safety concerns are acknowledged but endlessly deferred. Panama and the appeal of optionality Panama represents a different but equally rational response to insecurity. For Canadian Jews with international mobility, Panama offers residency pathways tied to investment, business activity, or long-term economic contribution. It also offers something increasingly valuable: optionality. Panama has an established Jewish community, a comparatively lower cost of living, and an immigration framework that openly courts skilled and capital-carrying residents. For some, it is a permanent relocation. For others, it is a second base, a contingency plan, or a future passport pathway. What matters is not the destination itself, but the logic behind the choice. When Jews seek second options, they are not rejecting diaspora life. They are applying historical lessons. Jewish continuity has always depended on redundancy, resilience, and the ability to move before crisis becomes catastrophe. The Zionist lens Canadians prefer to ignore Zionism does not deny the legitimacy of diaspora life. It insists that Jews must never be dependent on the goodwill of others for safety or equality. That lesson was written in blood long before the modern State of Israel existed. Israel institutionalized it at a national level. Individual Jews apply it on a personal level. When Canadian Jews explore Tulsa or Panama, they are not abandoning Canada in anger. They are responding rationally to warning signs. They are building leverage. They are ensuring their children have options. This is what Zionist consciousness looks like outside Israel. It is quiet, pragmatic, and unsentimental. An indictment Canada should take seriously Tulsa and Panama are not superior societies. They are intentional ones. Tulsa is saying, we want contributors, and we are prepared to integrate them. Panama is saying, we want residents and investment, and we have clear legal pathways. Canada, too often, is saying something else entirely: we are sorry you feel unsafe, but the politics are complicated. A serious country does not treat antisemitism as a public relations challenge. It treats it as a threat to civic order. That requires enforcement, deterrence, and moral clarity, including the willingness to name antisemitism even when it hides behind fashionable political language. Until that happens, Canada should not be surprised when Jews quietly explore exit ramps. The bottom line In 2026, the fact that Tulsa and Panama can plausibly court Canadian Jews is not an oddity. It is a warning. When antisemitism reaches levels that fundamentally alter how Jews calculate their futures, movement becomes strategy. History teaches Jews to act before apologies arrive too late. Canada still has time to reverse this trajectory. But time matters. And Jews, having learned this lesson repeatedly, are no longer inclined to wait.
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