EXPLAINER – What is France’s Yadan bill and why is it controversial? • Critics of the French bill warn it is blurring the line between antisemitism and

EXPLAINER – What is France’s Yadan bill and why is it controversial? • Critics of the French bill warn it is blurring the line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel • Draft legislation, introduced by MP Caroline Yadan, was presented as a response to what officials call ‘new forms’ of antisemitism • Law rests on the idea that hostility toward Israel is increasingly inseparable from hostility toward Jews 🔗