Yellow vests

Attacker of French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut convicted

The 36-year-old salesman who shouted anti-Semitic epithets was sentenced to two-months’ probation, though prosecutors requested six months.

Alain Finkielkraut in the Institut de France library, Paris, France, December 1, 2016.
A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

Macron to announce policy reform after months of Yellow Vest protests

A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

Yellow vest protestors clash with police days after Notre Dame fire

A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

French 'yellow vest' protests largely peacefully as Macron wraps up debate


Yellow Vests protest in Paris as troops join police to prevent trouble

Named after the high-visibility vests French drivers have to keep in their cars and worn by protesters, the demonstrations began in November after public anger against fuel tax rises.

A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

Algeria: Learning to smile

Students take part in a protest to denounce an offer by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run in elections next month but not to serve a full term if re-elected, in Algiers, Algeria March 5, 2019.

Paris's police chief sacked, yellow vests to be banned if violent

President Emmanuel Macron and his government have been forced back on the defensive after rioters ransacked luxury boutiques and torched cafes and a bank on Saturday.

A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

Violence returns as France's yellow vest protests enter fourth month

Protesters and police clash on Paris' Champs-Elysees.

A burning newsagent's shop is seen during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, March 16, 2019.

France's 'yellow vests' march largely without violence as tensions ease

While turnout figures at midday were only half of last week, by nightfall the Interior Ministry counted a total of 39,300 protesters nationwide, of which 4,000 were in Paris.

"Yellow vest" protests in Tel Aviv.

Yellow Vest leader: I would participate in an Anti-Zionist protest

It seems that Macron's words created the opposite effect in France, and the Bureau for the War on Antisemitism called the rise in incidents as "frightening."

A man wearing a yellow vest tackles a protester as tear gas floats in the air during clashes with police at a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Nantes, France, December 15, 2018

Kippah-wearing supporter of France’s yellow vests shared antisemitic posts

Although the protester regularly comes clad in a Kippah, he is a Catholic who claims to have converted from Judaism.

"Yellow vest" protests in Tel Aviv.

What lies behind the spate of antisemitic attacks in France?- Analysis

Recent social turmoil in France and the febrile atmosphere generated by the so-called “yellow vest” movement has been identified as one of the phenomena that has stirred up antisemitic sentiment.

People attend a gathering in Paris to protest antisemitism and the rise of anti-Semitic attacks

Herzog condemns antisemitic verbal assault of French Jewish philosopher

French intellectual Alain Finkielkraut was verbally assaulted in Paris on Saturday by Yellow Vest protesters who called him a “dirty Jew” and a “dirty Zionist sh*t.”

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, February 18, 2019.

Jewish philosopher assaulted, called 'dirty Jew' by yellow vest protesters

The yellow vest protesters followed Alain Finkielkraut as he walked away from the protest and down the street, yelling antisemitic insults at him.

Alain Finkielkraut in the Institut de France library, Paris, France, December 1, 2016.

Antisemitism among Yellow Vest protesters demoralizes France’s Jews

There is ample evidence of the presence of far-right agitators in the Yellow Vests movement, including the neo-Nazi activist Herve Ryssen, who was spotted at such a rally as early as Nov. 17.

Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, stand up in front of a police water canon at the Place de l'Etoile near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, December 1, 2018