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January 3, 2019       Share:    

Source: http://jcpa.org/france-is-in-a-deep-social-crisis-and-is-powerless-against-terror/

France Is in a Deep Social Crisis and Is Powerless Against Terror

(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Amb. Freddy Eytan - As the "yellow vest" protests in France are posing a challenge to the government, the country is also dealing with an unprecedented and ongoing wave of Islamic terror. After the terror attack on the Christmas market in Strasbourg on December 11, 2018, French authorities continued to refrain from openly defining the incident as a terror attack and the perpetrator as a Muslim terrorist. There is no doubt that the presence of 8 to 10 million Muslims in France is worrying French decision-makers. As opposed to Germany, where most Muslims are Turkish, or England, where most originate from India and Pakistan, in France the decisive majority of Muslims come from North Africa - Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. As long as Muslims in France do not internalize the need to integrate into French society, Islamic religious incitement will continue to lead to further terror attacks. The writer is a former Foreign Ministry senior advisor who served in Israel's embassies in Paris and Brussels.

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