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Adèle Haenel's remarks on the genocide in Gaza pulled from France Télévisions' platforms

Cultural and Artistic Censorship, Prevention/interruption of scientific discourseLegal procedures: No

DATE

September 9, 2026

LOCATION

Paris (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Adèle Haenel

DOMAIN/FIELD

Journalism / Media, Art and Culture, Media and Social Networks

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

France Télévisions

On the live broadcast of La Grande Librairie on France 5 on 9 September, the former actress Adèle Haenel denounced "a genocide in Palestine", accused France of complicity, and called for sanctions against Israel.

In the programme's "Droit dans les yeux" segment she declared: "We have to speak in order to say again what lies within this silence, so that everyone hears it: the State of Israel is committing a genocide in Palestine, and France is complicit." She then addressed the French authorities directly: "Do not accept the unacceptable; sanction Israel and free Palestine."

The video was immediately taken down by France Télévisions on the grounds that it had not been accompanied by an opposing voice on a channel funded by the taxpayer.

One note: the spelling is "Adèle Haenel" (not "Hanele"), and "France Télévisions" takes an -s. Want me to turn this into a full case with the fiche?

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