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Israel bars entry to French far-left leaders over ‘anti-Israel incitement’
Times of Israel reaches for "far-left" where The Jerusalem Post stays flat.
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What happenedMove by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar comes in retaliation for France's refusal to admit settler leader Yossi Dagan, official says; Mélenchon says he never sought to enter Israel.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Israel bars entry to French far-left leaders over ‘anti-Israel incitement’". The right frames it as "Sa'ar bars two left-wing French politicians from entering country over anti-Israel statem...".
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CenterIsrael bars entry to French far-left leaders over ‘anti-Israel incitement’
Times of Israel · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSa'ar bars two left-wing French politicians from entering country over anti-Israel statements
Sa'ar bars two left-wing French politicians from entering country over anti-Israel statements
Such statements included "accusations amounting to 'blood libels' against Israel," as well as Mélenchon’s call for French naval vessels to escort flotillas to Gaza.
Israel bars entry to French far-left leaders over ‘anti-Israel incitement’
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Move by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar comes in retaliation for France's refusal to admit settler leader Yossi Dagan, official says; Mélenchon says he never sought to enter Israel
