US EditionFrance: Already More than 500,000 Signatures Against the Controversial Yadan Anti-Semitism Law
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The symbolic threshold of 500,000 signatures opens up the possibility of organising a debate without a vote in the Chamber, but this debate is not guaranteed.
In response to the rise in anti-Semitic acts, the French government supports the bill known as the "Yadan Law" which was examined by Parliament on 16 and 17 April. It aims to combat the "new forms" of anti-Semitism, including by extending the crime of apology of terrorism. However, a petition against this bill gathered, in less than ten days, more than 500,000 signatures at the end of Tuesday, 7 April. This is the strongest mobilization since th…
Risk of Amalgamation Between Anti-Semitism and Israel's Criticism: Why Yadan's Bill Is Controversial
A bill aims to combat anti-Semitism in France, but raises controversy. The subject of a petition which reached the 500,000 signatures on Tuesday, it is accused of mixing Israel's criticism with Jewish hatred and raises a lively debate on freedom of expression.
The petition launched by this 26-year-old citizen against the bill defended by Congresswoman Caroline Yadan has just crossed the threshold of 500,000 signatures, and calls on Members of Parliament to oppose the adoption of this bill, which expands the crime of apology of terrorism and creates an offence of calling for the destruction of a state.
The bill against the "renewed forms" of anti-Semitism, tabled by the Renaissance deputy, is the subject of a renewed protest this Tuesday, April 7, to the point that elected members of the presidential camp are now reluctant to vote.
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More than 500,000 people have signed a petition against Caroline Yadan's proposed law, which aims, among other things, to tighten the criminal response in case of serious criticism of Israel.
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