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Violent riots swept major French cities following unrest on October 17, with looting, torched buildings and about 1,800 arrests; roughly 500 emergency personnel were injured and a Paris synagogue was vandalized. President Macron condemned the “shocking” and “unbridled” violence, blaming “insurrectionist far-left” agitators, while President Trump said France was “burning” because of immigration and urged border closures; far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Macron was “running on fumes.” A watchdog tracked over 1,300 social media posts blaming Jews and Israel for the riots, including conspiracy theories and calls for violence, while Israel's Foreign Ministry sought to link the unrest to pro-Palestinian activism despite little supporting evidence. A defense think tank separately warned the Gaza war and West Bank violence are making life harder for Jews abroad.