France Faces Rising Tide of Antisemitism Fueled by Radical Left

In what can only be described as a terrifying glimpse into France’s political underbelly, a new book by French journalist Nora Bussigny has exposed the disturbing rise of antisemitism not from neo-Nazis or fringe extremists, but from the modern far-Left, activist groups, and Islamist sympathizers hiding in plain sight.

Spending a year undercover in radical circles, Bussigny who is not Jewish infiltrated protests, academic institutions, and activist organizations. Her findings are now compiled in Les Nouveaux Antisémites ("The New Antisemites"), a book that not only defies the woke narrative but blows the lid off what’s happening across French society.

Bussigny reveals a toxic alliance forming across far-left “progressive” movements and Islamist factions all joined together by a common hatred of Jews and the Jewish state.

Some of the most alarming takeaways from her investigation include:

• Coded Hate Speech: Israel is regularly demonized as the "Zionist entity" or "Israhell," while the Israeli Defense Forces are slandered as a "genocidal army" a chilling echo of classic antisemitic propaganda repackaged for modern activists.

• Radicalized Universities: Elite schools like Sciences Po and medical faculties have become hotbeds of Jew-hatred. Bussigny witnessed Jewish students being harassed, swastikas scribbled on exam papers, and mobs chanting pro-Hamas slogans.

• Terror-Linked Groups Funded by the State: Radical organizations such as Samidoun and Urgence Palestine, some tied to terrorism, enjoy public funding and municipal access, hosting workshops in taxpayer-funded spaces.

• Online Witch Hunts: Social media has become a battlefield, with campaigns like Blockout using foreign-backed propaganda to target influencers and public figures who fail to toe the anti-Israel line many of these campaigns trace back to actors in Iran and Algeria.

Despite Bussigny's own Arab heritage, her brave truth-telling has made her a pariah among the very activists she once investigated. She’s been called a traitor, received death threats, and now lives under police protection. Yet her book has struck a national nerve it's become a bestseller in France and won the 2025 Prix Edgar Faure for best political book, despite a boycott by several leftist-aligned bookstores.

More than just a personal account, Bussigny’s work has already sparked real consequences. Her testimony before France’s National Assembly led to investigations into Islamist groups, arrests for incitement to terrorism, and frozen bank accounts linked to anti-Israel agitators.

But her most dire warning isn’t about current threats it's about the future. She points to Gen Z and the dangerous indoctrination taking place in schools and online. “The academic intifada,” as she puts it, is turning antisemitism into a mainstream, even celebrated position. And that, she says, is a direct threat to the foundations of French democracy itself.

While the media and political elite are too often silent, this exposé pulls back the curtain. France is facing a reckoning and it’s coming from the very people claiming to fight for “justice.” If this growing alliance of radicals isn’t stopped, the “long march toward chaos” will only accelerate.

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