The French government on Thursday hailed as a "victory" over anti-Semitism a last-ditch decision by the country's highest administrative court the Council of State to uphold a ban on a performance by controversial comic Dieudonne.
Interior Minister Manuel Valls, who has led the campaign to deny the comedian, who goes by his first name, Dieudonne, a platform in France, hailed the ruling as a victory for the country's fundamental values.
"We cannot tolerate hatred of others, racism, anti-Semitism or holocaust denial," Valls said. "That is not France and the highest (administrative) court in the land has said as much and has said it clearly. This is a victory for the Republic."
Earlier a French judge had ordered authorities in Nantes to lift a ban on controversial comic Dieudonne performing in the western city.
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