The demonstration was held in front of the BNP Paribas group, at the call of the French-Palestine Solidarity Association (AFPS) with which the local Attac committees joined. The AFPS accuses “several French banks” of supporting the Israeli invasion “by raising funds from these banks to the Israeli state, not directly to the state but to Israeli banks or investment companies in the settlements and also to the Israeli army.”
At the end of October, activists from the association Action Justice Climat had already carried out a series of actions against Parisian climate change organizations. BNP Paribas to urge the bank to “cease its activities related to the State of Israel”, according to a press release from the NGO.
“There is no money or investment”
According to Action Justice Climat, the main French bank has “committed $2 billion to the bond issue with the State of Israel”. The actual release took place in March 2024, according to data from the financial group Bloomberg.
“We did not make money or investment” in this operation, replied BNP Paribas, specifying that it had participated as an intermediary, along with three other international banks. “It is infamous to to say that BNP Paribas is financing this conflict in any way,” the bank continued, announcing that it had “immediately filed a complaint” after this “damage”.
In Lille, protesters unfurled a large Palestinian flag, and placed several pairs of shoes, to remember the victims, especially children, who died in Gaza in the war waged by Israel in response to the unprecedented deadly attack launched by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
2024-11-09 15:56:00
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