JERUSALEM: An Israeli minister came out in defense of French far-right politician Jordan Bardella on Tuesday, after an investigative website alleged that he had made antisemitic comments in 2013. Bardella, 31, is the de facto number two to the National Rally’s (RN) Marine Le Pen, and is tipped to become prime minister if she is elected France’s president next April. He has rejected the allegations, which were published by the website Mediapart. Bardella “is one of the clearest voices in Euro