Olga Deutch: France is joining the Netherlands and other European countries in what is becoming a political tsunami against Israel. While this bill still faces a lengthy legislative process and serious legal questions given the E.U.’s authority over trade policy, its symbolic significance should deeply concern Israel. By explicitly invoking the July 2024 ICJ advisory opinion, the proposal demonstrates how seemingly isolated decisions are accumulating into a dangerous precedent and a clear trajectory in France’s approach to Israel, even if there remains hope that opposition in the National Assembly or the center-right-dominated senate can prevent the bill from becoming law.
Published in JNS, November 11, 2026.
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