After the Cabinet meeting, Chirac met with several French Jewish leaders to outline his government's new plan to fight antisemitism. Haim Musicant, the director-general of the CRIF, the umbrella Jewish organization, told reporters after the meeting that he was satisfied that Chirac had decided to clamp down on antisemitic acts. In recent years, Jewish leaders have often lamented what they say has been the cautious approach of French authorities when dealing with attacks on synagogues and Jewish schools. Most of these attacks, have allegedly been perpetrated by impoverished Muslim teenagers enraged by Israel's handling of the Palestinians. "You get the feeling that, finally, there is a serious reaction," said CRIF spokeswoman Edith Lenczner. She said the bombings in Istanbul and the school arson drew unprecedented levels of condemnation from the French media and political class. Lenczner said no evidence existed to show that any of the antisemitic incidents that have taken place in France, including the latest one in Gagny, were coordinated by a group. But French authorities are worried that a major terrorist attack could be carried out against a Jewish site, Jewish officials said. Cwajgenbaum said that while he welcomed Chirac's moves, his organization had recommended a similar proposal to the French government several months ago, but to no avail. Cwajgenbaum said that the Jewish congress would like to see the European Union adopt similar measures. "Over the past two-and-a-half years, we have heard many declarations against antisemitism but very little action," said Cwajgenbaum, in a phone interview from Geneva, where he was preparing for a meeting with the Swiss foreign minister. "The authorities need to face their responsibilities." The European Jewish Congress has reached an agreement with Prodi, the head of the European Commission, to hold a seminar on antisemitism in Europe in a few weeks, Cwajgenbaum said. The seminar will discuss different proposals to set up an E.U.-level structure dealing with antisemitism. [Serge Cwajgenbaum, the secretary-general of the European Jewish Congress] hailed Berlusconi for his strong support. Berlusconi, who also holds the E.U.'s rotating presidency, pledged Monday to a European Jewish Congress delegation in Milan to call for more concrete action against antisemitism at the next E.U. summit on December 12.