Editing Dreyfus affair (section)

===21st century aftermath===
In October 2021, French President [[Emmanuel Macron]] opened a museum dedicated to the Dreyfus affair in Zola's former home in [[Médan]] in the northwestern suburbs of Paris. He said that nothing could repair the humiliations and injustices Dreyfus had suffered, and "let us not aggravate it by forgetting, deepening or repeating them".<ref name=observer2021>{{Cite news |title=Rise of far right puts Dreyfus affair into spotlight in French election race |last=Henley |first=Jon |work=The Observer |date=30 October 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/global/2021/oct/30/rise-of-far-right-puts-dreyfus-affair-into-spotlight-in-french-election-race }}</ref>

The reference to not repeating them follows attempts by the French far right to question Dreyfus's innocence. An army colonel was [[Cashiering|cashiered]] in 1994 for publishing an article suggesting that Dreyfus was guilty; far-right politician [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]]'s lawyer responded that Dreyfus's exoneration was "contrary to all known jurisprudence". [[Éric Zemmour]], a far-right political opponent of Macron who had said that France's [[World War II|Second World War]] collaborationist leader [[Philippe Pétain]], who had assisted deportation of French Jews to [[Nazi death camp]]s, had, in certain cases, saved their lives, said repeatedly in 2021 that the truth about Dreyfus was not clear, his innocence was "not obvious".<ref name=observer2021/>

Though Alfred Dreyfus was eventually exonerated of all charges, the scandal and its aftermath had lasting repercussions in French society. In the 21st century, the Dreyfus affair remains an important part of French history and has been the focus of much public debate. The controversy has been used to frame discussion on issues such as immigration, religious freedom, minority rights, and the French Republic itself. In recent years, the Dreyfus affair has also been used to draw attention to the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe, and to advocate for legislation that would protect minority rights across the continent. In recent years, there has been a significant push to create legislation to protect minority rights throughout Europe, with the Dreyfus affair serving as an important reference point. In France, lawmakers have proposed a number of bills that would extend protections to minority communities, such as prohibiting discrimination based on ethnicity or religion, and providing additional resources for victims of hate crimes. On a broader European level, the European Union has implemented a variety of measures, such as a hate crime reporting system and a program of positive discrimination to ensure that minority communities are not disproportionately affected by social and economic policies. Additionally, the European Commission has set up a coordinating body to ensure that member states are upholding their obligations to protect minority rights.{{cn|date=December 2024}}