Alain Ménargues (born 1947) is a French journalist, and former director of Radio France Internationale (RFI).
[2] On September 30, 2004, while promoting his newly released book Le Mur de Sharon, speaking on LCI, Menargues said, "You say Israel is a democratic state?
[4] Following the broadcast, the journalists' union of RFI, issued a statement reading: "We protest with indignation and we reject Alain Menargues's remarks on Jews and the State of Israel.
It is now up to the president of RFI, Antoine Schwarz, to draw conclusions and take the appropriate measures.
[4][5] In 2009, a Court of Appeals in Paris determined that his dismissal was unsound and ordered RFI to pay compensation for his 32 years service in public broadcasting.