French far-right’s Bardella denies alleged antisemitic comments, files defamation lawsuit

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French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella has denied allegations that he made antisemitic comments in a private chat in 2013. He called the claims fake and filed a defamation lawsuit, according to the report.

A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013 but the close ally of presidential front runner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. According to the report by Mediapart, Bardella wrote, among other comments, in a chat: “The Jew has to dominate other peoples, crush them, and rob them; a Zionist is necessarily a Jew, and fundamentally so.” Bardella, 31, tipped to be prime minister if Le...