Members of the French Senate have introduced a bill that will criminalize criticism of the state of Israel
The new bill would make such a ‘crime’ punishable by prison time and hefty fines.
It reads: “An insult committed against the State of Israel is punishable by two years of imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros” . The ‘ punishment’ could be even more.
Infowar reports:16 French Senators proposed a law that seeks to punish critics of Israel with three tiers of prison time and fines up to 100,000 euros.
New bill in the French 🇫🇷 Senate : 'An insult committed against the State of Israel is punishable by two years of imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.' pic.twitter.com/fACXDUi7MJ
— David Adler (@davidrkadler) November 3, 2023
The tiers are as follows:
- Those who contest the existence of the State of Israel by one of the means set out in Article 23 shall be punished by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros.
- Insult committed against the State of Israel, by any of the means set out in Article 23, shall be punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
- Those who, by the same means, have directly provoked hatred or violence against the State of Israel shall be punished by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 euros.
Des sénateurs français déposent une loi pour pénaliser l’antisionisme. « Le risque de l’importation du conflit est grand. En France, on brûle dans des manifestations des drapeaux israéliens »
Stéphane Le Rudulier, sénateur LR à l’origine du texte pic.twitter.com/mWN97ILQvn
— i24NEWS Français (@i24NEWS_FR) November 3, 2023
Article 23 of the bill outlines a long list of means of criticizing the state of Israel.
…by speeches, shouts or threats made in public places or meetings, or by writings, prints, drawings, engravings, paintings, emblems, images or any other written medium, speech or image, sold or distributed, offered for sale or exhibited in public places or meetings
Senator Stephane Le Rudulier claimed Friday that the bill was necessary because “anti-Zionism” is linked to the increase in anti-Semitism.
Des sénateurs français déposent une loi pour pénaliser l’antisionisme. « Le risque de l’importation du conflit est grand. En France, on brûle dans des manifestations des drapeaux israéliens »
Stéphane Le Rudulier, sénateur LR à l’origine du texte pic.twitter.com/mWN97ILQvn
— i24NEWS Français (@i24NEWS_FR) November 3, 2023
The anti-democratic proposal was widely panned on social media.
New bill in the French 🇫🇷 Senate : 'An insult committed against the State of Israel is punishable by two years of imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.' pic.twitter.com/fACXDUi7MJ
— David Adler (@davidrkadler) November 3, 2023