VIDEO – “Since October 7, the days have been counted down one by one,” said the president of the Israelite Consistory of Nantes

“A year later, the wound is, of course, still present.trust René Gambin, president of the Jewish Consistory of Nantes during his tenure This Monday marks the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks. “Since the Holocaust, there has not been such a massacre of Jews in the world”he remembers “and that means that the ‘again’ we’ve been hearing for years, for some terrorist groups doesn’t count because their only goal is to kill as many people as possible. “Jews as possible.”

“The aim of these terrorists is to kill as many Jews as possible. “

He was asked about it revival of anti-Semitic activities (+ 192% this year compared to last year, according to territorial information figures), René Gambin recognizes that the Nantes region is rather quiet. “There is something, maybe of a pacification order in the region, I don’t know. But at least, of course, we are not suffering what our co-religionists are suffering in Paris or in other big cities .”

The hardest thing to live with, he explains, is for those who have friends or family in Israel. “The days are counted down one by one, because there are still 116 hostages in the hands of Hamas, including 36 who are dead. Hamas showed the images, but did not return the bodies .”

“The reactions on Gaza I can understand the feeling, but it is about the survival of Israel”

Regarding Israel’s response, the 42,000 deaths in the Gaza Strip (according to Hamas figures), 90% of the Gazan population exterminated, and the feeling this raises, René Gambin answers: “Let’s just say I can understand this feeling. But, as usual, we reverse the roles. Israel did not start this war, moreover it is not a war, but a response to terrorism. And of course, like everyone else, I regret the number of deaths. But again, this is about the survival of Israel.

And when, during the weekend, Emmanuel Macron took a position to stop arms deliveries to Israel, René Gambin does not hide his misunderstanding: “Already, France is hardly delivering anymore. And then, who is going to control that Iran does not supply arms to Hezbollah anymore? Not only is the this phrase is unfortunate, unhappy, but not really intelligent “ concludes René Gambin.