"The law is seen as a symbolic step in the fight against antisemitism in modern France, at a time of growing alarm over hate crimes targeting Jews in the country in the context of the Gaza war. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed the promotion into law on Monday, and it was published in the so-called Official Journal of new legislation on Tuesday."
"Dreyfus was put on trial amid a virulent antisemitic press campaign. But novelist Emile Zola then penned his famous "J'accuse...!" ("I accuse") pamphlet in support of the captain. Despite a lack of evidence, Dreyfus was convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana and publicly stripped of his rank. But Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart, head of the intelligence services, reinvestigated the case in secret."
"Parliament's lower house unanimously approved the legislation in June, and the Senate backed it earlier this month. Dreyfus, a 36-year-old army captain from the Alsace region of eastern France, was accused in October 1894 of passing secret information on new artillery equipment to a German military attache. The accusation, based on a comparison of handwriting on a document found in the German's wastepaper basket in Paris, kicked off what would become known as the "Dreyfus affair"."
Alfred Dreyfus received a posthumous promotion to brigadier general as reparation for his wrongful conviction in 1894. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed the law, which was published in the Official Journal after unanimous lower house approval and Senate backing. Dreyfus was accused of passing secrets to a German military attaché based on disputed handwriting and faced a virulent antisemitic press campaign. Emile Zola published "J'accuse...!" in his defense. Dreyfus was convicted, sent to Devil's Island, and stripped of rank before Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart uncovered evidence pointing to officer Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy. The promotion is framed as a symbolic step amid rising antisemitic attacks during the Gaza war.
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