2023-11-19 15:35:01
Several thousand people marched in silence this Sunday, November 19 in the streets of Paris to demand peace in the Middle East.
Several thousand people mobilized on Sunday, November 19 in Paris at the call of the world of culture for a “silent” and “apolitical” march for peace in the Middle East. Among them, the actress Isabelle Adjani, Maxime Le Forestier, the former Minister of Culture Jack Lang. The procession set off from the Arab World Institute (IMA).
On November 13, more than 500 artists called for this demonstration by signing an article in Télérama. “We don’t want to be in one camp or another, we want to be in the camp of peace, that is to say in the camp of dialogue and discussion,” explains Charles Berling, actor and director. French scene, at BFMTV.
And to continue: “I believe that it is vital today to think with nuances, to think simply and to continue to talk to each other no matter who we are in the world. Everyone is at fault, everyone has reasons, but it is absolutely necessary that people, who believe in moderation, who believe in peace, come forward.”
Philippe Geluck, the Belgian cartoonist, explains “that we are here in empathy with all the victims whoever they may be.”
“I don’t like being asked to take sides. There is no need to take sides for one or the other. All the victims deserve our solidarity and our compassion,” he told BFMTV.
“We are not going to take sides”
The actress Isabelle Adjani was also present. For her, this “white and neutral” walk does not mean “disengaged”. “We are taking a stand for the survival of human bodies and souls,” she assures BFMTV.
“I had to be there to say how much we need, want, how necessary it is to live together.”
For Isabelle Carré, French actress and writer, this march is a continuation of the Touche pas à mon pote movement, the official slogan of the SOS Racisme association: “We want fraternity, we want peace”.
“We have been criticized a lot for not taking sides. We are not going to take sides. That’s not the goal,” François Vincentelli, Belgian actor, told BFMTV.
“The goal is to say that something terrible is happening and we need to mobilize to try to find a solution to this nightmare. (…) It’s unity. It’s a march to show that we are there too. Let the culture mobilize. That’s important too.”
This event takes place a week later the march against anti-Semitism, followed by 100,000 people in Paris. Saturday November 18, pro-Palestinian mobilizations to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza brought together thousands of demonstrators across France.
Claire Fleury with NA with AFP
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