http://www.beliefnet.com/story/106/story_10681.html An exchange between Ed Koch, one-time mayor of New York, and Woody Allen. Koch is unhappy that Allen attended the Cannes Film Festival, ignoring the boycott called for by some Jewish leaders.
Perhaps someone can enlighten me: why is France widely considered to be an anti-semitic nation of long standing? There was that Dreyfus Affair, but France provided arms to Israel for much of its first decade. (There was a falling-out after the war of 1967.) What led France to do this? (Even the US didn't become actively involved until later.) Was the move not popular with the public?
(The article linked above is not brilliant, but I can't find a better web resource.) 18:11