Itamar Ben-Gvir, an utterly uncompromising polemicist, has said that Israelis should now arm themselves in response to the attacks, that Israeli courts have been too lenient on terrorists, and that the families of the gunmen should be deported.
Francois Bayrou's ambitious plan to cut France's public spending by billions has been heavily criticised - and his rivals have sensed a golden opportunity to bring him down.
Protests escalated when more than 20 social media platforms were blocked after the government said they had failed to comply with requests to register their companies.