Overview
- The petition on the Assemblée nationale site now tops 250,000 signatures, with Le Parisien reporting a jump of about 90,000 in 24 hours during its rise.
- Signatories argue the proposal would muzzle support for the Palestinian cause by blending antisemitism with criticism of Israel.
- The bill, introduced by deputy Caroline Yadan, would widen the crime of praising terrorism and create a new offense for calling for the destruction of a state.
- Lawmakers are set to examine the text on April 16–17 after a brief scheduling clash in which Assembly president Yaël Braun‑Pivet kept the original calendar.
- On the Assembly’s site, 100,000 signatures trigger front‑page display but 500,000 are required for a chamber debate, a threshold reached only once under the Fifth Republic.