France moves to deport prominent Palestinian-Egyptian activist over criticism of Israel

France moves to deport prominent Palestinian-Egyptian activist over criticism of Israel Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Sun, 05/17/2026 - 15:19 Ramy Shaath was released from arbitrary detention in Egypt in 2022 following lobbying efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy Shaath holds hands with his wife, Celine Lebrun-Shaath, after arriving at Roissy airport outside Paris on 8 January 2022, following more than two years in detention in Egypt (Julien De Rosa/AFP) Off France is moving to deport prominent Egyptian -Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath over his opposition to Israel's genocide in Gaza. Shaath, a political campaigner and human rights defender, was released from arbitrary detention in Egypt in January 2022 following pressure from French President Emmanuel Macron. A key figure in the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, he now faces expulsion from France on the grounds that he poses a “serious threat to public order”.