September 26, 2012
WHAT DID YOU THINK "NATIONAL" MEANT?:
Marine Le Pen Calls for Kippah Ban : Front National Party says kippot not kosher in public (Adam Chandler|September 21, 2012, The Tablet)
In some troubling news, far-right French leader Marine Le Pen, who placed third in the French presidential elections in May, called for a ban on kippot and headscarfs in public. In an interview on Friday with Le Monde, the daughter of the infamous French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen (who wasn't nearly as adept at masking his anti-Semitism) said that she believes that religious headwear should be banned in places like stores, public transportation, and on the streets.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 26, 2012 5:11 AM
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