{"id":122019,"date":"2023-12-09T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=122019"},"modified":"2023-12-09T15:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:39:17","slug":"macron-sparks-backlash-across-political-spectrum-over-hanukkah-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/macron-sparks-backlash-across-political-spectrum-over-hanukkah-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron sparks backlash across political spectrum over Hanukkah celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Hanukkah: Jewish festival of light explained<\/h3>\n<p>Emmanuel Macron has triggered a heated political controversy in France after allowing a Jewish ritual at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace.<\/p>\n<p>The French leader is under fire for allowing France\u2019s Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia to light the first candle of a menorah in the presidential palace as part of Hanukkah celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians across the political spectrum condemned the gesture, saying President Macron had failed to respect France\u2019s secular traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Even prominent French Jews disagreed with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF), said it had been \u201can error\u201d to kick off Hanukkah in the presidential palace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/MACRON-5107234.jpg?r=1702135115194\"><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s in the DNA of the republic to stay away from anything religious. Jews in France have always considered secularism as a law of protection and a law of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anything that weakens secularism weakens the Jews of France.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The idea of &#8216;secularism&#8217; has been enshrined into French law since 1905.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/MACRON-5107246.jpg?r=1702135115263\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Hamas release gruesome video of failed IDF raid to rescue hostages[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Russian soldiers complain that North Korean ammo is causing weapons to explode[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Mark Drakeford &#8216;ignoring&#8217; concerns about &#8216;unreasonable&#8217; 20mph, fumes key ally[EXCLUSIVE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It established freedom of belief, but ended state involvement in the Church and removed all signs of religion from public buildings.<\/p>\n<p>David Lisnard, a prominent right-wing opposition figure who is also mayor of Cannes, said: &#8220;As far as I know this is the first time this has ever happened. It is a breach of secularism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Far-left heavyweight Manuel Bompard said on X, formerly Twitter, that Macron had made \u201can unforgivable political mistake\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green party deputy Sandrine Rousseau echoed this: &#8220;It would have been possible to support France\u2019s Jewish community without allowing a religious ceremony into the Elysee\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The Socialist president of the Occitania region, Carole Delga said: &#8220;The Elys\u00e9e is not a place of religion. You cannot compromise with secularism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Corbi\u00e8re of the far-left France Unbowed added: &#8220;Will Macron now do the same for other religions? Some yes, some no? It&#8217;s a dangerous spiral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place during an award ceremony on Thursday \u2013 at which the French president was handed a prize for his stance against anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the ceremony showed President Macron watching on as France&#8217;s Chief Rabbi started the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/FRANCE-5107248.jpg?r=1702135115329\"><\/p>\n<p>Asked about the criticism during a visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral on Friday, Mr Macron said he had no regrets \u201cat all\u201d and had allowed the celebration \u201cin the spirit of the republic and of harmony\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne defended the president, saying he had wanted to send \u201ca signal of support\u201d to the Jewish community at a time of \u201crising anti-Semitism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>France has reported over 1,500 anti-Semitic acts and comments since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1843796\/Emmanuel-Macron-Hanukkah-France-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Hanukkah: Jewish festival of light explained Emmanuel Macron has triggered a heated political controversy in France after allowing a Jewish ritual at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/macron-sparks-backlash-across-political-spectrum-over-hanukkah-celebration\/\" title=\"Macron sparks backlash across political spectrum over Hanukkah celebration\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Macron sparks backlash across political spectrum over Hanukkah celebration - yourclomid.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/macron-sparks-backlash-across-political-spectrum-over-hanukkah-celebration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Macron sparks backlash across political spectrum over Hanukkah celebration - yourclomid.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hanukkah: Jewish festival of light explained Emmanuel Macron has triggered a heated political controversy in France after allowing a Jewish ritual at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace. 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