Macron fends off criticism over Jewish ceremony at Elysee Palace
French President Emmanuel Macron was forced to defend his decision to allow a Jewish ritual at the Elysee palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France's secular traditions.
Macron was handed a prize for his stance against anti-Semitism at a ceremony in the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday evening.
France's Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia lit the first candle of a menorah - a ceremony that opens t