Gilles-William Goldnadel is a French-Israeli lawyer, author and columnist.
Background
Gilles-William Goldnadel was born on January 12, 1954 in Rouen, in northern France. His father was Henri Goldnadel, descended from left-wing Polish Jews, while his mother, Victoria Schwartz, descended from Communist Russian Jews. Goldnadel grew up in Gournay-en-Bray, where they owned a clothing store.
Education
He was educated at the Lycée des Bruyères in Rouen.
Career
He is a secular Ashkenazi Jew. He received a Master"s degree in Law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University. Goldnadel is a lawyer
An author, Goldnadel has written eight books, three of which with Jean-Claude Gawsewitch.
In 2011, he wrote the preface of Vendée: du génocide au mémoricide by Reynald Secher, suggesting the War in the Vendée led to a genocide. He is also a columnist, writing for Le Figaro and Valeurs Actuelles, two conservative French publications.
He protects freedom of speech in French media. In a March 2015 column in Le Figaro, he suggested antisemitism and islamophobia were not comparable.
Goldnadel first visited Israel in 1971.
He serves as the President of the Association France-Israël. He has served on the Steering Committee of the CRIF since 2010. He is a zionist, and supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Views
He has defended Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak and Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, among many others In 1996, he defended Maurice Arreckx. In 2014, he defended Patrick Buisson, former President Nicolas Sarkozy"s advisor.
In 2015, he defended Florian Philippot, a French politician, against the absolute monarchy of Qatar.
Membership
He is a member of The Republicans.