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Israel bars Jean-Luc Mélenchon and an MP from La France Insoumise from entering the country
An RE brief based on a story published by France 24 Arabic on 13 November 2026.
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Israeli authorities barred Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France Insoumise, and Mathilde Panot, its parliamentary group president, from entering Israel over their positions on the Gaza war. The French government criticized the decision, amid growing tensions between Paris and Tel Aviv, according to France 24 Arabic on November 13, 2026.