{"id":271314,"date":"2026-02-03T05:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/271314\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:05:09","slug":"israeli-activists-vow-to-defy-french-summons-over-gaza-aid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/271314\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli activists vow to defy French summons over Gaza aid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rachel Tuito, spokesperson for the protest movement Tzav 9, and attorney Nili Kupfer-Naouri, chair of the Israel Forever NGO, said they first learned about the summonses through French media reports. Both are accused of \u201ccomplicity in genocide\u201d and \u201cpublic and direct incitement to genocide,\u201d following their involvement in efforts to block aid convoys headed to Gaza.<\/p>\n

Tzav 9 blocking Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy <\/p>\n

(Video: Tzav 9)<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m an easy target, but the real objective here is to harm IDF soldiers,\u201d Tuito told ynet. \u201cI intend to fight this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The French daily Le Monde first reported the legal steps on Sunday, citing complaints filed in May 2025. According to the report, Tzav 9 led physical disruptions of aid shipments, while Israel Forever called for participation and mobilized volunteers.<\/p>\n

Tuito condemned the accusations as an attempt to criminalize pro-Israel activism in Europe. \u201cFrance has become Iran,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen did waving the Israeli flag become a war crime? We protested because we couldn\u2019t bear the thought of aid going in while our hostages and soldiers were still inside Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said her protest involved minor disruptions to public order and rejected the notion that it amounted to incitement or complicity in violence. \u201cI spoke to foreign media to raise awareness. The aid still went in. Now they accuse me of genocide?\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuito said she would not travel to France due to ongoing threats and has hired prominent French attorney Gilles-William Goldnadel. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just my fight, it\u2019s the fight of every dual-national Israeli soldier who could be next,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kupfer-Naouri also said she had no intention of appearing in court in person and stressed that no arrest warrant had been issued. \u201cLet\u2019s be precise, this is a summons, not a warrant,\u201d she told ynet. \u201cI haven\u2019t received any official notice. But I feel enormous pride. I stood up for my country.\u201d<\/p>\n

She cited safety concerns in refusing to travel, saying she would offer to testify via video. \u201cFrance can\u2019t guarantee my security,\u201d she said. \u201cThere have already been threats, and the atmosphere on the streets is increasingly hostile to Jews and Israelis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kupfer-Naouri added that she believes the case is being used to placate growing unrest. \u201cThe aim is to calm the far-left and Muslim street in France,\u201d she said. \u201cI started an NGO to help French Jews make aliyah because it\u2019s no longer safe there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Foreign Ministry has not yet contacted the women, though the Israeli embassy in Paris has reportedly reached out to their legal teams.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Tzav 9 called the French move \u201ca mark of shame\u201d for a Western democracy and said it rewarded terror while punishing peaceful protest. The group said Tuito acted \u201cwithin her democratic rights\u201d to oppose aid being \u201cdelivered directly into the hands of Hamas murderers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo arrest warrant or attempt at international intimidation will weaken our resolve,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe are proud of Racheli and will stand with her fully in this just legal battle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rachel Tuito, spokesperson for the protest movement Tzav 9, and attorney Nili Kupfer-Naouri, chair of the Israel Forever…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-271314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}