{"id":12606,"date":"2025-01-07T18:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=12606"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:15:29","slug":"controversial-holocaust-denier-and-french-nationalist-dies-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/controversial-holocaust-denier-and-french-nationalist-dies-at-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Holocaust Denier and French Nationalist Dies at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Marie Le Pen, one of the most prominent political figures in early 21st-century France, has died at the age of 96. Le Pen was known for his extreme nationalist views, and founded the National Front party; one of the largest and most influential parties in French politics, currently led by his daughter, Marine Le Pen.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen\u2019s political career peaked when he advanced to the second round of the French presidential elections in 2002, only to suffer a decisive defeat by moderate right-wing candidate Jacques Chirac. Many regard Le Pen as the figure who brought far-right ideology into mainstream French politics.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12608\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-3.jpg 724w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central Paris, France\u2019s Capital | Photo: Yonatan Sindel \/ Flash 90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Israel, the Jews, and Holocaust Denial<\/strong><br \/>\nDue to his extreme views, Le Pen was a controversial figure for French Jews and for Israel. His vision of French nationalism led him to advocate for a public sphere free of any religious representation \u2014whether Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. Additionally, his tendency to defend French nationalists who collaborated with Hitler during World War II (under the Vichy regime led by Philippe P\u00e9tain) led him to downplay the horrors of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>His claims ranged from denial of significant French involvement in the deportation of Jews to concentration and extermination camps, to outright dismissal of the Holocaust itself as a \u201cminor detail\u201d within the history of World War II &#8211; views which obviously caused much outrage. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s worth noting that during World War II, Le Pen reportedly attempted to join the French Resistance rather than collaborating with the Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen did not harbor significant issues with the State of Israel itself, and even fought alongside Israeli forces during the Sinai Campaign in 1956. His daughter, Marine Le Pen, has succeeded him as the National Front party leader. She ousted her father from the party&#8217;s ranks nearly a decade ago to improve its image, and has demonstrated a relatively accommodating approach to Israel over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Marie Le Pen, one of France&#8217;s most prominent politicians in recent decades, passed away at age 96. 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