'Policing thought': French bill to fight antisemitism accused of silencing Israel critics

Source: Middle East Eye —

Proposed law sanctions public statements ‘presenting acts of terrorism as legitimate resistance’ and creates a new offence punishing ‘incitement to the destruction or denial of a state’.

Article 1 of the bill, in particular, extends the scope of the offence of “incitement to terrorism” and “apology for terrorism” – an offence that was integrated into the penal code in 2014 and has been increasingly used to prosecute pro-Palestine individuals and organisations.

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‘Policing thought’: French bill to fight antisemitism accused of silencing Israel critics

Article 1 of the bill, in particular, extends the scope of the offence of “incitement to terrorism” and “apology for terrorism” – an offence that was integrated into the penal code in 2014 and has been increasingly used to prosecute pro-Palestine individuals and organisations.

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Next PostMember of European Parliament arrested for a tweet

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