Richard Wagman is a prominent French-Canadian activist and political critic. He is the Honorary President of the French Jewish Union for Peace (UJFP), one of the most influential progressive Jewish organizations in France.
Wagman has long been a key figure in Paris, leading the intellectual resistance against the conflation of Zionism and Judaism in Europe. He is a frequent commentator for international outlets, critiquing Israeli policy through the lenses of international law and secularism.
Wagman’s stance is characterized by unyielding principle. He famously noted: “What they call a new form of anti-Semitism is basically, to make a long story short, those who support the Palestinian people and their rights and their struggle, and more broadly, those who oppose imperialist intervention in the Arab world and those who oppose colonialism. ……Anti-Semitism is a form of racism, and Zionism or anti-Zionism is simply a political opinion.”