To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (233081 ) 3/2/2002 3:53:57 PM From: Emile Vidrine Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670 Prominent Jewish-French author gives credibility to Le Pen's allegation that Jewish money controls French politics. Haaretz [Israeli newspaper], February 21, 2002 "As if their origins were not causing them enough problems, along came the rumors about Jacques Attali's new book to raise the anxiety level of French Jews. This prolific author, who served as a close and all-powerful adviser to Francois Mitterrand, has written dozens of books. Most of them touch, to some extent, on Judaism, the Jewish religion and Jewish history. In all his writings, however universal they may be, Attali has always found an indirect or direct Jewish connection to the course of history. Yet no one before him has dared to make the connection between Jews and money, the way he has in his forthcoming book, 'The Jews, the World and Money.' For many years, those on the extreme right in France have been wondering how the Jews got rich so quickly. There are about 600,000 Jews in France, a bit more than 1 percent of the population. Many of them belong to the republic's prestigious elites. Jean Marie Le Pen, the leader of the National Front, has often spoken about the presence of so many Jews at key crossroads of the country. 'The Jews hold the most senior positions in print journalism,' he once said, 'in the electronic media, in academia and in the economy. How did they get so rich?' ... Now Attali's book has come along, proving the historical connection between Jews and money. The provocative title has led Denis Jeambar, editor of the weekly L'Express, to propose it be changed in order to avoid stirring up a storm. 'The Jews, the Christians and Money,' is blazoned across the front page of this week's edition '"