On 12 May, unions representing Radio France, a French public broadcaster, called for strike action after comedian Guillaume Meurice was suspended for repeating a joke about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu live on air.
As a result, all programmes on France Inter were suspended for the entire day.
The joke in question was told live on the same show on 23 October and the comedian faced legal proceedings for “public insults of an anti-Semitic nature”. The complaints were dismissed by a Nanterre court.
The incident led to varying reactions, from public condemnation to solidarity based on freedom of expression. ….more
