Courts in France have begun to crack down on antisemitism after making a series of tough rulings on inciters of Jew-hatred.
In three separate rulings, judges rejected the appeal against a prison sentence made by Holocaust denier Alain Soral; affirmed the eviction from a Paris theatre of Dieudonné M’bala M’bala, who is known for creating the ‘quenelle’ gesture; and fined a teacher for antisemitic Facebook posts.
The judicial system had been under sustained criticism from CRIF, an umbrella group representing French Jewish communities, for being too lenient on antisemites.
The National Bureau for Vigilance Against Antisemitism back the verdict against Soral, who in 2012 established the Anti-Zionist Party with comedian Dieudonné.
