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France's Le Pen, evoking wartime Jewish arrests, re-opens old wounds

10/04/2017 21:04

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen drew protests from her political rivals and the Israeli government on Monday by denying the French state's responsibility for a mass arrest of Jews in Paris during World War Two.

EU lawmakers consider lifting Marine Le Pen's immunity over tweets

28/02/2017 22:12

European Union lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to lift the EU parliament immunity of France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence, an EU official said.