French-Israeli lawyer sued for 'inciting genocide' against Palestinians

By Esra Taskin

PARIS (AA) – A French lawmaker filed a criminal complaint against French-Israeli lawyer Nili Kupfer-Naouri, accusing her of inciting genocide against the Palestinian people.

The left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party lawmaker, Thomas Portes, said on X that he contacted the Paris Public Prosecutor and the anti-terrorism public prosecutor over remarks and actions by Kupfer-Naouri who heads the "Israel Forever" institution.

Kupfer-Naouri has recently met with representatives of illegal Israeli settlements in France, he noted.

In his statement, Portes reminded that the French-Israeli lawyer previously said: "There are no innocent civilians in Gaza," and also attended one of the protests last month that was organized to prevent humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza.

Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by the Palestinian group Hamas in which nearly 1,200 people were killed.

More than 31,272 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have since been killed in Gaza, and over 73,024 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities.

Israel has also imposed a crippling blockade on the Palestinian enclave, leaving its population, particularly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 27 people have died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza as a result of the Israeli blockade.

The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of most food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.