Israeli ban on France Unbowed leader comes after Paris turned away a prominent advocate of illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank. Paris has condemned Israel’s “demagogic decision” to bar French opposition figure Jean-Luc Melenchon from entering the country. Late on Thursday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot slammed Israel’s earlier announcement that Melenchon, leader of the France Unbowed party (La France Insoumise), was not welcome.