

I don’t know if it’s controversial, really. More so, I think most people are ok with Israel and Palestine both existing as states, and those who support Palestine don’t necessarily want Israel to cease to exist, they just want Israel to not try to blow up Palestine.
I realize he said only “many of them do not” and I haven’t heard the statement in French so I can’t speak beyond that context, but the statement as is gives me the vibe that he’s suggesting something a little more than “some people.” Maybe it’s just the months of pro-Palestine protests getting repeatedly vilified by politicians and the media that’s causing me to read into this more than was put out there.
In short, I’m just getting dirty vibes from the statement.
For there to be a flight risk, there would have to be a crime being committed. She’s already done the time for her past conviction, so there’s nothing to flee, and thus no flight risk.
Her leaving the country and coming back is not a crime when she has a valid visa allowing her to do that.