France advancing bill to criminalize anti-Zionism

Arutz Sheva ^ | 20/2/26

[Eleutheria5]

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the country's intention to make anti-Zionism a criminal offense. She made the statement during a speech at the

Speaking at the annual gathering of the French Jewish Institutions Council, Lecornu clarified that the government would no longer settle for simply imposing penalties for classic antisemitism, promising, "In April, we will bring to Parliament a bill that criminalizes anti-Zionist expressions."

He explained, "To define oneself as anti-Zionist is to question Israel's right to exist. It's a call for the destruction of an entire people under the guise of ideology."

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[Eleutheria5]

Do the French try to be stupid about everything?

"I am not ze anti-Zionist, only ze anti-Semite. (really, I hate zem both)."

"OK. I'll let you go weeth just ze warning zis time."

Liberte? Non! Egalite? NON! Fraternite? Hon hon hon! Non.

[yldstrk]

Exactly. What kind of game is this? Antisemitism is what needs to be addressed. Not Anti Zionism. Idiots.

[Eleutheria5]

Banning speech exacerbates the intensity of thought and action.

I’d rather hear “free free Palestine” and whatnot out loud and know my enemies, instead of going through an alley and being stabbed in the back by someone with their face covered.

[ifinnegan]

They can use it to throw all the Muslims in jail.

[Sam Gamgee]

Total nonsense. I am not anti-Zionist but people, should be, entitled to their opinion. Why are we so scared of a handful goofs that deny the Holocaust or think Hitler was OK?