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Radio France fires comedian Guillaume Meurice after a joke about Benjamin Netanyahu

Dismissal / FiringLegal procedures: No

DATE

June 4, 2024

LOCATION

Paris (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Guillaume Meurice, comedian

DOMAIN/FIELD

Journalism / Media

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

Management of Radio France

Radio France suspended and then fired Guillaume Meurice for serious misconduct after he made a joke on air on France Inter about Benjamin Netanyahu. This decision comes amid tensions surrounding public statements related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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