Fri 13 February 2026:
Speaking at a ceremony honoring Ilan Halimi, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that Islamist antisemitism represents one of the most dangerous sources of hatred facing France today.
He said this form of antisemitism seeks to impose fear through both physical violence and digital campaigns, warning that extremist preachers deliberately exploit online platforms to spread terror and intimidation inside France.
Macron directly connected this ideology to the October 7 attacks, describing them as a manifestation of the same hatred now attempting to take root on French soil.
French President Macron:
Islamist anti-Semitism, at the origin of the October 7th pogrom, which preachers of hate try to deploy on our soil—in the physical world as in the digital world—intending to make terror reign. pic.twitter.com/8cXqVjQcQ4
— Clash Report (@clashreport) February 13, 2026
Digital Space as a New Battlefield
The president said that Islamist antisemitism is increasingly reinforced online, aided by algorithms and insufficient moderation by digital platforms.
According to Macron, hate speech that once remained on society’s margins is now reaching broader audiences, harassing Jewish citizens even in their private lives and normalizing hostility.
French President Macron:
We cannot erase Jewish French people from the Republic’s family photo.
Because when a Jew is in danger in the homeland, it is the homeland itself that is in danger. pic.twitter.com/T9szir2mE5
— Clash Report (@clashreport) February 13, 2026
Antisemitism as a Threat to the Republic
Macron framed the issue as a national emergency, saying France cannot tolerate the exclusion of Jewish citizens from public life.
He warned that when Jews are endangered, the Republic itself is at risk, describing Jewish presence as essential to France’s identity and democratic fabric.
French President Macron:
I want a mandatory penalty of ineligibility to be established for anti-Semitic, racist, and discriminatory acts and remarks. pic.twitter.com/0UXbhhKmjh
— Clash Report (@clashreport) February 13, 2026
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Call for Stronger Political Sanctions
To counter the spread of hatred, Macron announced plans to introduce a mandatory penalty of political ineligibility for elected officials guilty of antisemitic, racist, or discriminatory acts or remarks.
He said public officials must be held to the highest standards and that intolerance from positions of power would no longer be tolerated.
French President Macron:
Digital anti-Semitism, boosted by algorithms and the culpable inaction of platforms, gains ground among ordinary people and harasses thousands of our compatriots, even in their private lives. pic.twitter.com/glwe2Y62CM
— Clash Report (@clashreport) February 13, 2026
A Collective Responsibility
Macron concluded by calling on all citizens, institutions, and digital platforms to confront antisemitism particularly its Islamist-driven forms before it becomes further entrenched.
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