French President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed recently on French TV that muticulturalism in France "has failed", in a remark which seem to have been made with the 2012 presidential election in mind. Sarkozy made his remark last Thursday on TF1 television during a nationwide broadcast which saw him face-to-face with a panel of nine French citizens. […]
Security Scare for Sarkozy in Israel
Posted by Maya Norton to Global Voices Online As French President Nicholas Sarkozy departed Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, shots rang out. A quick assessment revealed that one of the Israeli members of Sarkozy’s security detail had turned his weapon on himself, apparently committing suicide. The victim, whose name has not been revealed at his family’s request, […]