Israeli lawmakers and women’s rights activists weighed in Thursday over a bill which passed one house of the French parliament on Tuesday banning face-covering Islamic veils in France. A similar bill was presented to the Knesset this week but is regarded as highly unlikely to become law.
MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List- Ta’al) told The Jerusalem Post he opposed the measure on legal grounds and said he suspected French lawmakers had an ulterior motive in advancing their version."
