Well, it seems like you folks can't get one straight story here. Some say France was relatively tolerant, others say it was a "lesser of two evils" choice.
Frankly, I like to let the numbers speak for themselves.
Quite simply, the Jewish population of France has trebled in 60 years, while the country has seen a 15% population uptick as a whole, and most (over half) of the growth of the Jewish population is post-1960.
THEREFORE, it seems clear to me that up until the present, France has been seen as a desirable locale for Jews to relocate to. If that is so, its hard to blame the long term residents there, the French, for any sudden uptick of anti-semitism they perceive themselves to be on the receiving end of.
Far more likely that the blame should rest with the N. African Arabs, with whom the French are also having problems.
So why are you guys all yapping about the French as if it is their fault? Certainly you don't believe Algerians become French by moving to Marsielles? Or that the French are out advertising their country as a hot destination for Arab emigration?
This is like noticing Mexican anti-semitism in the US, and then blaming ordinary Americans for being part of an anti-semitic country because Mexicans live here, when ordinary Americans have been welcoming to Jews but never asked the Mexicans to invade.