Alain Soral

'''Alain Bonnet''', known as '''Alain Soral''' ({{IPA|fr|alɛ̃ sɔʁal|lang}}; born 2 October 1958), is a [[History of far-right movements in France|far-right]]{{cref|A}} [[French people|French]]-[[Swiss people|Swiss]] ideologue and essayist, filmmaker, and actor.

'''Alain Bonnet''', known as '''Alain Soral''' ({{IPA|fr|alɛ̃ sɔʁal|lang}}; born 2 October 1958), is a [[History of far-right movements in France|far-right]]{{cref|A}} [[French people|French]]-[[Swiss people|Swiss]] ideologue and essayist, filmmaker, and actor.

Soral gained some fame in France during the 1990s for his essays and media interventions on seduction, relations between men and women and various social issues. A self-professed [[Marxism|Marxist]],<ref name="NouvelObs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/l-enquete-de-l-obs/20140124.OBS3766/antisemite-national-socialiste-comment-devient-on-alain-soral.html|website=Le Nouvel Obs |title= Antisémite, "national-socialiste" : comment devient-on Alain Soral ?|date=2014-01-26|last=Etchegoin|first=Marie-France|language=fr|accessdate=2025-06-30 }}</ref>

Soral gained some fame in France during the 1990s for his essays and media interventions on seduction, relations between men and women and various social issues. A self-professed [[Marxism|Marxist]],<ref name="NouvelObs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/l-enquete-de-l-obs/20140124.OBS3766/antisemite-national-socialiste-comment-devient-on-alain-soral.html|website=Le Nouvel Obs |title= Antisémite, "national-socialiste" : comment devient-on Alain Soral ?|date=2014-01-26|last=Etchegoin|first=Marie-France|language=fr|accessdate=2025-06-30 }}</ref> considered [[far-left]] at the time,<ref name="quiestvraiment">{{Cite web |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/livres/qui-est-vraiment-alain-soral-gourou-dextreme-droite-ou-businessman-du-web-90560-02-09-2015/|website=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|date=2015-09-02|title=Qui est vraiment Alain Soral, gourou d’extrême droite ou businessman du web | language=fr|accessdate=2025-07-04|first=Kevin|last=Poireault}}</ref> he evolved towards the far-right and eventually joined the [[National Rally|National Front]] which he left after two years. Having created his own political movement, ''Égalité & Réconciliation'' ([[Equality and Reconciliation]]), he adopted openly [[antisemitism|antisemitic]] positions, associating himself with comedian-turned-activist [[Dieudonné M'bala M'bala|Dieudonné]].<ref name="NouvelObs"/>

considered [[far-left]] at the time,<ref name="quiestvraiment">{{Cite web |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/livres/qui-est-vraiment-alain-soral-gourou-dextreme-droite-ou-businessman-du-web-90560-02-09-2015/|website=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|date=2015-09-02|title=Qui est vraiment Alain Soral, gourou d’extrême droite ou businessman du web | language=fr|accessdate=2025-07-04|first=Kevin|last=Poireault}}</ref> he evolved towards the far-right and eventually joined the [[National Rally|National Front]] which he left after two years. Having created his own political movement, ''Égalité & Réconciliation'' ([[Equality and Reconciliation]]), he adopted openly [[antisemitism|antisemitic]] positions, associating himself with comedian-turned-activist [[Dieudonné M'bala M'bala|Dieudonné]].<ref name="NouvelObs"/>

In 2019, Soral received a prison sentence in [[France]] for using anti-semitic slurs to label the Pantheon in a video,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-10-02|title=Alain Soral condamné à un an de prison ferme pour injure publique antisémite|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/10/02/alain-soral-condamne-a-un-an-de-prison-ferme-pour-injure-publique-antisemite_6013953_3224.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> incentive to racial hatred,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-25|title=Alain Soral condamné à payer 134 400 euros à la Ligue contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2020/09/25/alain-soral-condamne-a-payer-134-400-euros-a-la-ligue-contre-le-racisme-et-l-antisemitisme_6053567_1653578.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Peine alourdie en appel pour Alain Soral, qui avait imputé aux juifs l'incendie de Notre-Dame|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/peine-alourdie-en-appel-pour-alain-soral-qui-avait-impute-aux-juifs-l-incendie-de-notre-dame-20210519|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Le Figaro|language=fr}}</ref> apology of [[Crimes against humanity|crime against humanity]], and [[Holocaust denial]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-03-14|title=Alain Soral condamné à trois mois de prison ferme après la publication d'un dessin négationniste|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/alain-soral-condamne-a-trois-mois-de-prison-ferme-apres-la-publication-d-un-dessin-negationniste_2096791.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Franceinfo|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-25|title=Négationnisme : Alain Soral condamné en appel, sa peine allégée|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2020/06/25/negationnisme-alain-soral-condamne-en-appel-sa-peine-allegee_6044168_3224.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> In 2023, he received another prison sentence, this time in [[Switzerland]], for defamation, discrimination, and incitement to hatred.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Swiss LGBTQ+ rights groups hail 60-day sentence for polemicist who called journalist a 'fat lesbian'|url=https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-discrimination-switzerland-alain-sorel-lesbian-journalist-23d40c5014bfea851905f5174ad01eb7|date = October 3, 2023|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In 2019, Soral received a prison sentence in [[France]] for using anti-semitic slurs to label the Pantheon in a video,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-10-02|title=Alain Soral condamné à un an de prison ferme pour injure publique antisémite|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/10/02/alain-soral-condamne-a-un-an-de-prison-ferme-pour-injure-publique-antisemite_6013953_3224.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> incentive to racial hatred,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-25|title=Alain Soral condamné à payer 134 400 euros à la Ligue contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2020/09/25/alain-soral-condamne-a-payer-134-400-euros-a-la-ligue-contre-le-racisme-et-l-antisemitisme_6053567_1653578.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Peine alourdie en appel pour Alain Soral, qui avait imputé aux juifs l'incendie de Notre-Dame|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/peine-alourdie-en-appel-pour-alain-soral-qui-avait-impute-aux-juifs-l-incendie-de-notre-dame-20210519|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Le Figaro|language=fr}}</ref> apology of [[Crimes against humanity|crime against humanity]], and [[Holocaust denial]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-03-14|title=Alain Soral condamné à trois mois de prison ferme après la publication d'un dessin négationniste|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/alain-soral-condamne-a-trois-mois-de-prison-ferme-apres-la-publication-d-un-dessin-negationniste_2096791.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Franceinfo|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-25|title=Négationnisme : Alain Soral condamné en appel, sa peine allégée|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2020/06/25/negationnisme-alain-soral-condamne-en-appel-sa-peine-allegee_6044168_3224.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> In 2023, he received another prison sentence, this time in [[Switzerland]], for defamation, discrimination, and incitement to hatred.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Swiss LGBTQ+ rights groups hail 60-day sentence for polemicist who called journalist a 'fat lesbian'|url=https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-discrimination-switzerland-alain-sorel-lesbian-journalist-23d40c5014bfea851905f5174ad01eb7|date = October 3, 2023|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>