Tens of thousands are expected to march in Paris against anti-semitism amid bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France, AFP reports.

More than 3,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed in the capital to maintain security at the “great civic march”, according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he would attend the “great civic march” in his “thoughts”.

“I’ll be there in my heart and in my thoughts,” Macron said after warning last week that anti-Semitism was on the rise again in France.

Opinion

Editorial

A breakthrough?
07 May, 2026

A breakthrough?

The whole world would welcome an end to this pointless war.
Missed opportunity
07 May, 2026

Missed opportunity

A BIG opportunity to industrialise Pakistan has just passed us by. This has been reconfirmed by the investment...
Punishing dissent
07 May, 2026

Punishing dissent

THE Sindh government’s treatment of the Aurat March this week was a disgraceful assault on democratic rights. What...
The May war
Updated 06 May, 2026

The May war

Rationality demands that both states come to the table and discuss their grievances, and their solutions in a mature manner.
Looking inwards
06 May, 2026

Looking inwards

REGULAR appraisals by human rights groups and activists should not be treated by the authorities as attempts to ...
Feeling the heat
06 May, 2026

Feeling the heat

ANOTHER heatwave season has begun, and once again, the state is scrambling to respond to conditions it has long been...