PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead of March’s municipal elections was carried out at least in part by an obscure Israeli firm called BlackCore, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
French intelligence agencies are now investigating who may have commissioned the alleged BlackCore campaign to smear three France Unbowed candidates in a campaign that included deceptive websites and social media accounts alleging criminal behaviour, as well as disparaging digital ads, two of the sources said.
The pro-Palestinian party is regularly accused of antisemitism by some Jewish community leaders and political rivals - claims it denies - while many business figures fret about its high tax-and-spend policies.
“Hard-Left party” maybe for today’s Overton window, but France Unbowed is moderate socdem in terms of policies. They’re just not meek when it comes to public rhetoric.
Anyways, I’m glad the government is taking election interference (somewhat) seriously.
Considering it’s illegal to criticize Israel in france now. Yes. I think it’s obvious Israel interfered.
The question is. Was it legal or illegal by France laws.
Cause in the U.S they do it legally (aipac).
If i’m right, they backed down on that law, it has not been voted. It has been part of a series of “defeats” or “compromise” from the neoliberal government, but if you want my opinion, i think they were just doing dumb shit (like wanting to allow work on 1st of May) to stir up debate on this rather than the usual shit they’re doing.