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'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[neoconservative]] [[politics|politician]], who was [[2007 French presidential elections|elected]] [[President]] of France on May 6, 2007. He is a strong admirer of the [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm "Sarkozy vs. Royal", The ''Washington Times'' Online]</ref>. Sarkozy was the target of vicious [[leftist]] attacks during his presidency.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/le-pen-brands-sarkozy-as-scum/story-e6frg6so-1111113355628</ref>   

'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[neoconservative]] [[politics|politician]], who was [[2007 French presidential elections|elected]] [[President]] of France on May 6, 2007. He is a strong admirer of the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm "Sarkozy vs. Royal", The ''Washington Times'' Online]</ref> Sarkozy was the target of vicious [[leftist]] attacks during his presidency.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/le-pen-brands-sarkozy-as-scum/story-e6frg6so-1111113355628</ref>   

Sarkozy championed a policy of foreign interventionalism, particularly in [[Libya]], that is characteristic of [[neoconservatives]] in [[Britain]] and the [[United States]], while downplaying the significance of social issues like [[same-sex marriage]]. On 6 May 2012, Sarkozy was defeated in his bid for a second term by the [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] candidate [[François Hollande]].

Sarkozy championed a policy of foreign interventionalism, particularly in [[Libya]], that is characteristic of [[neoconservatives]] in [[Britain]] and the [[United States]], while downplaying the significance of social issues like [[same-sex marriage]]. On 6 May 2012, Sarkozy was defeated in his bid for a second term by the [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] candidate [[François Hollande]].

Sarkozy was born in [[Paris]] in 1955 to a French mother of Greek Jewish origin (the daughter of a Greek immigrant born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece <ref> [http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Nicolas Sarkozy’s Jewish Heritage.] </ref>) and a [[Hungarian]] father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped [[Communism]]. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, and also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, he became [[mayor]] of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French [[Parliament|National Assembly]] in 1988 and named minister in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he served as interior minister and budget minister during which time he burnished his reputation as a tough-on-crime and straightforward politician. On January 14, 2007, he was chosen by the [[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]] (UMP), France's main conservative party, as its candidate for president.

Sarkozy was born in [[Paris]] in 1955 to a French mother of Greek Jewish origin (the daughter of a Greek immigrant born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece <ref>[http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Nicolas Sarkozy’s Jewish Heritage.]</ref>) and a [[Hungarian]] father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped [[Communism]]. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, and also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, he became [[mayor]] of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French [[Parliament|National Assembly]] in 1988 and named minister in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he served as interior minister and budget minister during which time he burnished his reputation as a tough-on-crime and straightforward politician. On January 14, 2007, he was chosen by the [[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]] (UMP), France's main conservative party, as its candidate for president.

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The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is unpopular because of government corruption, because the French economy is weaker than it was supposed to be, because he and his now former foreign minister chose the wrong side in Tunisia, and because he’s erratic and unpredictable. <ref> [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-goals-in-libya-hit-a-little-closer-to-home/2011/03/28/AF4J7mqB_story.html? France’s goals in Libya hit a little closer to home.] </ref>

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is unpopular because of government corruption, because the French economy is weaker than it was supposed to be, because he and his now former foreign minister chose the wrong side in Tunisia, and because he’s erratic and unpredictable.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-goals-in-libya-hit-a-little-closer-to-home/2011/03/28/AF4J7mqB_story.html? France’s goals in Libya hit a little closer to home.]</ref>

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In 1919 he was elected as the first President of the Zionist

In 1919 he was elected as the first President of the Zionist

Federation of Greece and he headed the Zionist Council for

Federation of Greece and he headed the Zionist Council for

several years." <ref> [http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Ibidem] </ref>

several years." <ref>[http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Ibidem]</ref>

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From a transcription of attorney Isabelle Tahar Miller's talk at the 2007 Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Torahthon:  

From a transcription of attorney Isabelle Tahar Miller's talk at the 2007 Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Torahthon:  

My passion is politics — writing, defending Israel ''<sic>'' against media bias, and giving lectures... I was born in Paris to a traditional Sephardic-Tunisian Jewish family. Tunisia was a French protectorate and my family arrived in the mid-fifties in Paris after [[Tunisia]] became independent. I was educated in French public schools and graduated from the Sorbonne law school. I have also lived in Israel for four years where I took the Bar. I speak Hebrew fluently. <ref> [http://www.pjvoice.com/v33/33007sarkozy.aspx Sarkozy, Israel and the Jews.] </ref>

My passion is politics — writing, defending Israel ''<sic>'' against media bias, and giving lectures... I was born in Paris to a traditional Sephardic-Tunisian Jewish family. Tunisia was a French protectorate and my family arrived in the mid-fifties in Paris after [[Tunisia]] became independent. I was educated in French public schools and graduated from the Sorbonne law school. I have also lived in Israel for four years where I took the Bar. I speak Hebrew fluently.<ref>[http://www.pjvoice.com/v33/33007sarkozy.aspx Sarkozy, Israel and the Jews.]</ref>

== Racism ==

== Racism ==

Nicolas Sarkozy was accused of [[racism]] for ordering closure of 300 illegal gypsy camps and expulsion of Roma after riot. <ref> [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298690/Sarkozy-accused-racism-ordering-closure-illegal-gypsy-camps-riot.html He was accused of racism for ordering closure of 300 illegal gypsy camps and expulsion of Roma after riot.] </ref> Sarkozy was behind the controversial measure to deport Roma gypsies, breaching European immigration laws. European Union officials accused Sarkozy of "fanning xenophobia " in his move to deport the Roma. <ref> [http://digitaljournal.com/article/320841 French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 'too many foreigners in France'.] </ref>

Nicolas Sarkozy was accused of [[racism]] for ordering closure of 300 illegal gypsy camps and expulsion of Roma after riot.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298690/Sarkozy-accused-racism-ordering-closure-illegal-gypsy-camps-riot.html He was accused of racism for ordering closure of 300 illegal gypsy camps and expulsion of Roma after riot.]</ref> Sarkozy was behind the controversial measure to deport Roma gypsies, breaching European immigration laws. European Union officials accused Sarkozy of "fanning xenophobia " in his move to deport the Roma.<ref>[http://digitaljournal.com/article/320841 French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 'too many foreigners in France'.]</ref>

In 2012, French interior minister Brice Hortefeux has been convicted in court of making racist remarks about Arabs. The minister - one of President Nicolas Sarkozy's closest allies - was found guilty uttering of the slur at a political rally. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284014/Sarkozy-ally-convicted-racist-slur-Arabs.html Sarkozy ally convicted of racist slur on Arabs] </ref>

In 2012, French interior minister Brice Hortefeux has been convicted in court of making racist remarks about Arabs. The minister - one of President Nicolas Sarkozy's closest allies - was found guilty uttering of the slur at a political rally.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284014/Sarkozy-ally-convicted-racist-slur-Arabs.html Sarkozy ally convicted of racist slur on Arabs]</ref>

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"too many foreigners in France." Nicolas Sarkozy. <ref> [http://digitaljournal.com/article/320841 [[Ibidem]]] </ref>  

"too many foreigners in France." Nicolas Sarkozy.<ref>[http://digitaljournal.com/article/320841 [[Ibidem]]]</ref>  

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"Those on the Zionist far right who deliberately and systematically attempt to foment hatred of Muslims, are always in danger of at the same time promoting antisemitism. The same resentments, the same sordid politics and racist rhetoric, come into play for both. Sarkozy, by dirtying the Gaullist tradition with Le-Pen-iste rhetoric, is creating an atmosphere of intolerance in France that may not be entirely unrelated to the murders of innocent children and a man of God in Toulouse." <ref>[http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/is-anti-immigrant-islamophobic-campaign-rhetoric-fomenting-antisemitism-in-france.html Is Anti-Immigrant, Islamophobic Campaign Rhetoric fomenting Antisemitism in France?] </ref>

"Those on the Zionist far right who deliberately and systematically attempt to foment hatred of Muslims, are always in danger of at the same time promoting antisemitism. The same resentments, the same sordid politics and racist rhetoric, come into play for both. Sarkozy, by dirtying the Gaullist tradition with Le-Pen-iste rhetoric, is creating an atmosphere of intolerance in France that may not be entirely unrelated to the murders of innocent children and a man of God in Toulouse." <ref>[http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/is-anti-immigrant-islamophobic-campaign-rhetoric-fomenting-antisemitism-in-france.html Is Anti-Immigrant, Islamophobic Campaign Rhetoric fomenting Antisemitism in France?]</ref>

== Libyan affair ==

== Libyan affair ==

[[Bernard Henri Levy]], a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy, gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya. <ref> [http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.] </ref>

[[Bernard Henri Levy]], a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy, gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya.<ref>[http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.]</ref>

    

    

Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy for crimes against humanity over the [[NATO]]-led military campaign in [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]]... Dumas, a former French minister, said "the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them." <ref>[http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46395 French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy.]</ref>

Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy for crimes against humanity over the [[NATO]]-led military campaign in [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]]... Dumas, a former French minister, said "the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them." <ref>[http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46395 French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy.]</ref>