While the Parisian demonstration in support of the Palestinian people is still prohibited by the courts, the organizers have, despite everything, decided to maintain it. “We refuse to silence our solidarity with the Palestinians. We will not be prevented from demonstrating. We will be present ”, affirms the Association of Palestinians in Île-de-France.
The procession must leave at 3 p.m. this afternoon, in front of the Barbès metro station, at the 9e, 10e and 18e boroughs. Anticipating possible tensions, the police chief decided to close shops, mainly in the Goutte d’Or district. The objective is to avoid damage as much as possible. More than 4,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized in the capital.
The united left … minus one
This event, which divides in France, also strongly divides political parties. On the left, the rally is supported by La France insoumise. “France is the only country in the world where demonstrations of support for Palestinians and protests against the Israeli government are prohibited”, writes Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
A tweet immediately relayed by LFI MP Alexis Corbière. Sur France Info this morning, the latter wondered again about the reasons that pushed the prefecture of Paris and the government to ban this gathering.
This freedom to demonstrate is also highlighted and defended by the first secretary of the Socialist Party. “It is up to the government to ensure, together with the organizers, that it runs smoothly. The international community must call for a ceasefire to avoid a deadly escalation ”, Explain Olivier Faure.
But the latter is not totally a prophet in his PS camp. Anne Hidalgo, whom he is pushing to run for the 2022 presidential election, indicated on Friday that the ban on the demonstration is a wise decision. “I fear violence since in 2014, we all remembered an extremely difficult demonstration where terrible words like” death to the Jews “were uttered”, Explain the mayor of Paris. “I remember the commotion, in particular of a certain number of synagogues, of women and men who had found themselves locked up, not being able to leave for fear of violence”.
“Hamas, terrorist organization”
A position shared by many elected officials on the right. Among the Republicans, it is support for Israel that is more visible. In particular by Vendée senator Bruno Retailleau or by Valérie Pécresse. The president of the Île-de-France region says she supports “Israel’s legitimate responses to Hamas, a terrorist organization”.
Same positioning on the side of the National Rally. Marine Le Pen, also a presidential candidate, recently described“Unacceptable act the rain of missiles launched by Hamas on the Israeli civilian populations”.
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