[Jerusalem Post] Brenda Gazzar - Fifteen French Muslim leaders are visiting Israel this week on a tour organized by the Washington-based Project Interchange, an institute of the American Jewish Committee. Combating anti-Semitic acts is a top priority among police officers in France, said Muhammad Douhane, a police commander in the Paris District and a French Muslim of Algerian descent. In recent years, the French government has launched programs to promote diversity and help France's Muslim youth identify as French citizens, so they understand that when they assault a Jew, they are assaulting a fellow French citizen.
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