This week in power: French supermarket and Bibi response

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

Supermarket scare
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Netanyahu appearance
After French President Francois Hollande asked Benjamin Netanyahu not to come stand in solidarity with the French people reeling from recent attacks in the country, a round of commentary followed. “Hollande was wrong not to invite Bibi because, for one thing, it’s at crisis moments like these that attitudes can shift. Bibi needs to see that he has more to gain from celebrating these Western values, joining the international community and not grasping an excuse to simply skulk off and declare himself and Israel the victim once again,” ” target=”_blank”>commented Stephen Lendman at The People's Voice. Some now think that the visit could give Netanyahu a