Link: https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/04/13/766774/French-parliament-advances-bill-criminalizing-speech-on-Israel

France is moving closer to passing legislation that would criminalize a broad range of speech involving the Israeli regime, with penalties of up to five years in prison.

The bill, set for its first reading in the National Assembly on April 16, has received support across the political spectrum, including the far right.

French MP Caroline Yadan, who represents the 8th constituency for French citizens abroad, is the main proponent of the legislation.

She is a prominent figure among lawmakers identifying as "unconditional" supporters of the regime and has made defending it central to her political agenda.

The proposed law introduces several new offences. It criminalizes denying the regime’s existence, while no equivalent law exists for France itself, and outlaws comparisons between the regime and Nazi Germany.

The bill also rules out, what it calls, "implicit" provocation, including certain critical language as a "terrorism-related" offence.

Under Article 1, individuals could face up to five years in prison and heavy fines for speech that the bill frames as a means of "justifying or reframing acts of terrorism" against the regime.

Former anti-terrorism judge Marc Trevidic warned, "I'd never seen anything like it, the notion of implicit incitement to terrorism. Do you realize what that means? Becoming a censor of other people's thoughts, trying to guess what a person really meant."

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Imagine having to outlaw literal, direct reasoning that is coherent because you know you're full of shit.

So much for free speech? It's dead in the EU

The EU never had freedom of speech. This is an US law that does not apply here. Instead, the EU has freedom of expression, codified in article 10 of the Convention for protection of human rights. This right always had limits.

Yadan is an Israeli plant, and so is our minister of foreign affairs.

https://petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/i-5158

Freedom of speech is technically not within the authority/competence of the European Union but the member states.

That petition is already at 700k signaturet

Clearly even freedom of expression is a joke there.

I think almost all if not all EU countries have implemented freedom of expression, none has freedom of speech. The atricle 10 in the EU convention is setting a certain minimum of this right, and allows the right be to limited by other laws.

How is your freedom of expression, wherever you are from?

Yeah so?

Not great.