{
  "id": 10517651,
  "title": "French far-right’s Bardella denies alleged antisemitic comments, files defamation lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-antisemitic-comments-files",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:41:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369113/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-antisemitic-comments-files-defamation-lawsuit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to a French investigative website, National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella allegedly made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013. However, Bardella, who is close to presidential front-runner Marine Le Pen, has rejected the claims as \"crude forgeries\" and filed a defamation lawsuit against the website Mediapart. Mediapart's investigation claims to have authenticated the comments made by Bardella in private chats when he was 17 or 18 years old. The allegations include Bardella stating that the \"Jew has to dominate other peoples, crush them, and rob them\" and that \"all the banks are owned by Jews.\" Le Pen herself has dismissed the purported comments as fake, accusing Mediapart of \"dirty tricks.\" Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, called the allegations \"extremely serious\" and criticized Bardella's party for being a \"haven for identitarians and conspiracy theorists.\"",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jordan Bardella denies making antisemitic comments, sues Mediapart",
    "Claims allegations are crude forgeries from private chats as a teen",
    "Le Pen and Jewish council criticize RN for harboring identitarians"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "French far right's Jordan Bardella denies alleged 2013 anti-Semitic comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-rights-jordan-bardella-denies-alleged-2013-anti-semitic",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:45:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Bardella denies report of antisemitic messages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bardella-denies-report-of-antisemitic-messages",
        "published": "2026-09-28T15:23:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "French far-right leader Bardella denies media claim he made antisemitic remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-right-leader-bardella-denies-media-claim-he-made",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:46:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "France's Bardella denies alleged antisemitic comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/frances-bardella-denies-alleged-antisemitic-comments",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:54:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "National Rally's Bardella denies report he made antisemitic remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/national-rallys-bardella-denies-report-he-made-antisemitic-remarks",
        "published": "2026-09-28T18:12:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "French far-right leader Bardella refutes anti-Semitism allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/french-far-right-leader-bardella-refutes-anti-semitism-allegations",
        "published": "2026-09-28T20:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}