(Jun. 11, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
Israel has barred French journalist Alice Froussard from entering the country, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to announce that at this very moment, Alice Froussard, a French journalist who supports Hamas, and who claims that the October 7 massacre must be viewed \u2018in context,\u2019 is making her way from Ben Gurion Airport back to Paris,\u201d Chikli wrote in an X post. \u201cLike Linda Sarsour before her, she too has learned that the State of Israel has run out of patience for Hamas supporters and for those who support sanctions and boycotts against it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I am pleased to announce that at this very moment, Alice Froussard, a French journalist who supports Hamas, and who claims that the October 7 massacre must be viewed \u201cin context,\u201d is making her way from Ben Gurion Airport back to Paris.<\/p>\n
Like Linda Sarsour before her, she too has\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e7\u05dc\u05d9 – Amichai Chikli (@AmichaiChikli) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Froussard, who has reported from Israel in recent years, was seeking a new work visa to return as a correspondent for Radio France when officials reviewed her public statements, according to Israel Hayom.<\/p>\n The ministry cited posts and remarks in which she described Israeli laws as \u201cdraconian,\u201d accused Israel of operating a dual legal system amounting to apartheid, and said the Oct. 7 massacre should be viewed \u201cin context.\u201d<\/p>\n