Hanouka at the Élysée: Emmanuel Macron stumbles over secularism

2023-12-08 22:34:36

Monday afternoon, Élysée Palace. Secretary General Alexis Kohler sweeps the agenda of the coming days before the executives of the majority: in particular on the program, he informs them without lingering, on December 7, the presentation to Emmanuel Macron of the Lord Jakobovits Prize of the Conference European rabbis, rewarding the fight against anti-Semitism. Far from anticipating that, this Thursday evening, two candles would reignite the eternal doubts and questions about the president’s relationship with religion and secularism.