[jalisco555]

When Mexico voted for the Zionism-is-Racism UN resolution American Jews boycotted Mexico, seriously damaging it's tourism industry. The Mexican hotel owners and airlines forced the govt. to repudiate it's vote and apologize. This sort of pressure works.

[Squawk 8888]

Good on 'em. I've already changed my vacation plans even though I'm not Jewish and I have family in Paris. Not one penny of mine is going to those @!#!

It's hardly surprising to see what's going on there; the French have traditionally been Europe's worst anti-semites. If you told someone in 1920 that a major power would try to murder every Jew he'd assume you were talking about France.

[lormand]

It does not matter that I am not Jewish. I hated France even before all of these anti-semite attacks. When I went to Europe way back in 85', I made it a point to avoid France....always hated them...always will.

I'm trying to convince one of my wife's friends to cancel her vacation to France.

[besieged]

Other Jews feel that avoiding France is the wrong reaction, particularly since the country has its own large Jewish population - an estimated 600,000, the largest community in western Europe.

During difficult times like this, they say, it's important to be visible.

``I'd feel safer in France than in Israel with what's going on there now,'' said Herbert Roskind, a retired businessman who is planning a European vacation this summer. ``If you want to take a political stand, you should go there and show that you support the Jewish communities there.''

Others point out that blacklisting France will make little difference given the small size of the Jewish population.

Jews make up only 2 percent of Americans, and travel agents, aside from those specifically specializing in Jewish travel, report no broad trend in trip cancellations beyond a broader pullback in overseas traveling in the aftermath of Sept. 11.

Wow... talk about self serving hog wash!!!

Translation: Dang it, I really wanted to go to Paris!!! I am going to have a hissy fit! No, wait... let's see, let's think... let's think... what would Cafe Anal do in this situation?

Aha.. I got it!!! peeeerrrrrfffffeeeeeccccttt!!! Just turn it upside down! Instead of staying away, think that it is important to SHOW UP! Instead of punishing the French, say we need to support the French JEWS!!! Yeah, that's the ticket!!! Hello, Air France??? I'd like to make a reservation please.

Oh well, the world needs the spineless recyclers as well.

It is the oldest dodge in the world of the uncaring... "my vote won't make a difference, I am only one"... and that is how we got Clintoon... and that is how we got Le Pen...

[Clemenza]

Very true.

So many of my parent's Jewish neighbors liked traveling to France because it was "so cul-chad." I'm happy to see that many in the Jewish Community are rethinking their vacation plans.

[BlueLancer]

France: Providers of the the best kosher horse-meat hamburger that money can buy.

[jrherreid]

I just came back from France. A whole lotta Muslims out there, especially in Bordeaux, where police had set up roadblocks around the synagogues. What this article doesn't say is that most of the anti-semitic are perpetrated by Muslims, usually first or second generation immigrants. And the government isn't cracking down very hard because of their left-wing bias that dictates that they bend over backwards to "accomodate" Muslim militants.

[Kay Soze]

Piss on that shi**y little country!

They are Nazi's and the only reason the sided with the US in WW2 was beacuse we beat 'em into submission.

I will NEVER see France again..big deal!

[BenF]

Better to spend your hard earned vacation dollars in the USA.

[onedoug]

The only place in France I'd visit is Agincourt.