Paris March Against Anti-Semitism: Hundreds of Thousands Unite in Rejecting Hatred

2023-11-13 02:24:00

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Under the motto “For the Republic against anti-Semitism”, the demonstration was led by senior government officials and the main French institutions, such as the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet and the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher. Figures from across the French political spectrum also attended, including Marine Le Pen, the leader and former presidential candidate of the far-right National Rally party, and former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande. President Emmanuel Macron and representatives were not present. of the left-wing movement France Insoumise, led by former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon. According to authorities, since the intensification of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on October 7, acts of hatred against the Jewish population in France and in recent weeks more than 100 incidents considered anti-Semitic have been recorded in the European country. Some protesters waved Israeli flags and showed images of people who were taken hostage by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on March 7. October, and banners with slogans such as Jewish Lives Matter or Where is the Red Cross? The march “warms the heart,” Elie Barnavi, former Israeli ambassador to France, told the France Info network. According to estimates by the Paris Police, some 105,000 people participated in the march and more than 182,000 demonstrated throughout France, according to the Ministry of the Interior. At the end of the march, in front of the symbolic Luxembourg Gardens, seat of the Senate, Gérard Larcher thanked Braun-Pivet for having called for this initiative that, he said, “came from his heart.” “It is extremely gratifying to see that today in France we are able to come together so quickly, to unite around what constitutes our foundation, what has formed our history and what will form our future. I have great confidence because today we have shown the image most beautiful in France, all together, whatever our political parties, our political origins and that is also what we wanted to show, that we have known how to overcome everything to unite around what is most precious,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet in a brief message before starting the walk. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne reiterated the Government’s support for French Jews. “The police, the gendarmes and the magistrates are mobilized to guarantee that no message of hatred or violence is passed against any of our fellow citizens for the fact of being Jewish,” the official said in statements to the press. “No one should be harassed because of their origin or religion. We will not let anything pass,” he warned. Former President Francois Hollande praised the “popular” nature of the demonstration: “It was important for the French people to understand what this demonstration is about. It has been a deeply republican demonstration that has given meaning to what we are experiencing and what we share here. “It must demonstrate that the fight against anti-Semitism is a shared value, like the fight against all forms of racism.” “We know what anti-Semitism has achieved: it was the Shoah. We cannot tolerate this rising tide in 21st century France. This is France, this is the Republic! (…) We have to come together, unite, in the face of this vile beast,” said Bruno Retailleau, leader of the senators of the right-wing party The Republicans. Marine Le Pen questioned those who criticized the presence of the National Rally. “We are exactly where we need to be,” she told the crowd. “What is happening in France requires the unity of all French people. They could pause for a few hours and stop their controversial policies. For a few hours in their lives, I am sure they will be able to do it. Although the natural state of the things seem difficult for some politicians to overcome.

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Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Paris on November 12 against anti-Semitism at a time when acts of hate against France’s Jewish population have skyrocketed in recent weeks, according to the authorities of the European country.

Under the motto “For the Republic against anti-Semitism”the demonstration was led by senior government officials and the main French institutions, such as the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet and the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher.

Also in attendance were figures from across the French political spectrum including Marine Le Penthe leader and former presidential candidate of the far-right National Rally party and the former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy y Francois Hollande.

The president was not present Emmanuel Macron nor representatives of the left-wing movement La Francia Insumisa, led by former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

According to authorities, since the intensification of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on October 7 Acts of hate against the Jewish population have skyrocketed in France and in recent weeks it has been registered more than 100 incidents considered anti-Semitic in the European country.

Some protesters Israeli flags waved and showed images of people who were taken hostage by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on October 7, and banners with slogans such as Jewish lives matter o Where is the Red Cross?

The march “warms the heart,” Elie Barnavi, former Israeli ambassador to France, told the France Info network.

According to estimates from the Paris Police, about 105,000 people They participated in the march and more than 182,000 demonstrated throughout France, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

At the end of the march, in front of the symbolic Luxembourg Gardens, seat of the Senate, Gérard Larcher thanked Braun-Pivet for having called for this initiative that, he said, “came from his heart.”

“This must be more than a march. A march must lead to a process, and this process must lead us to ensure that, more than ever, the values ​​of the Republic are at the center of our commitment,” Larcher said.

“It is extremely gratifying to see that today in France we are able to come together so quickly, to unite around what constitutes our foundation, what has formed our history and what will form our future. I have great confidence because today we have shown the image most beautiful in France, all together, whatever our political parties, our political origins and that is also what we wanted to show, that we have known how to overcome everything to unite around what is most precious,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet in a brief message before starting the walk.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne reiterated the Government’s support for French Jews. “The police, gendarmes and magistrates are mobilized to ensure that no message of hate or violence is passed against any of our fellow citizens for being Jewish,” the official said in statements to the press.

“No one should be harassed because of their origin or religion. We will not let anything go,” he warned.

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The ex-president Francois Hollande praised the “popular” nature of the demonstration: “It was important for the French people to understand what this demonstration is about. It has been a deeply republican demonstration that has given meaning to what we are experiencing and what we share here. It must demonstrate that the “The fight against anti-Semitism is a shared value, like the fight against all forms of racism.”

“You should not hold those responsible french jews of what is happening today in Israel and Palestine. You can be Jewish without supporting Netanyahu, you can be of Arab origin without supporting Hamas, that is evident. That is why we have come to remind you that anti-Semitism has no place in the Republic,” said Olivier Faure, of the Socialist Party.

“We know what anti-Semitism has achieved: it was the Shoah. We cannot tolerate this rising tide in 21st century France. This is France, this is the Republic! (…) We have to come together, unite, in the face of this vile beast,” said Bruno Retailleau, leader of the senators of the right-wing Republicans party.

Marine Le Pen questioned those who criticized the presence of the National Rally. “We are exactly where we need to be,” she told the crowd. “What is happening in France requires the unity of all French people. They could pause for a few hours and stop their controversial policies. For a few hours in their lives, I am sure they will be able to do it. Although the natural state of the things seem difficult for some politicians to overcome.

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