Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan (Likud) referred to the decision of the French parliament equating anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
"Under the guise of 'political criticism' of the State of Israel, anti-Semitic content is being circulated, poisoning the discourse and denying Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Practical measures by the French government against BDS officials and anti-Semitic activists spreading hatred in France against Israel and the Jews, "Erdan said.