A sweeping bill advancing through France’s parliament is set to criminalise wide areas of speech on Israel, with penalties of up to five years in prison.
The legislation, due for its first reading in the National Assembly on 16 April, has secured broad backing across the political spectrum, including support from the far right.
The proposal is spearheaded by French MP Caroline Yadan, a leading figure among lawmakers who openly describe themselves as “unconditional” supporters of Israel.
She represents the 8th constituency for French citizens abroad, where Israel accounts for a significant share of voters, and has made defence of Israel central to her political agenda.
Crikey, is she in the Epstein file too?
Israel has a large french colonizing demographic who hold French passports. They don’t live in France and are living in Israel but they can still vote in France. So they vote for the Israel party in France which serves Israel instead of France and does stuff like this.