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France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/1165004

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Fighting in the Middle East in the past has led to tensions in France, which is estimated to have the world’s third-largest Jewish population after Israel and the U.S., and the largest Muslim population in Western Europe.

The French government has reported 24 arrests for more than 100 antisemitic acts in France since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, including verbal abuse, people caught with knives near Jewish schools and synagogues and a drone equipped with a camera spotted over a Jewish cultural center. More than 2,000 cases of antisemitic speech have been reported to an online watchdog force.

It said pro-Palestinian demonstrations should be banned and those who defy bans should be arrested, ‘’because they are susceptible to disrupt public order.’’

Pro-Palestinian associations decried the move. The National Collective for a Fair and Lasting Peace between Palestinians and Israelis said it ‘’denounces this threat to freedom of expression,’’ and pledged to continue holding actions to support the Palestinian people.

Denouncing Hamas as a terrorist group, Macron called for peace efforts that would ensure both Israel’s security and a Palestinian state.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMWdpffVIxo

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[–] Kajo@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This news must be read in the French political context, where far-right ideas are corrupting the minds and islamophobia is the legal face of racism.

It's also a way for the government to divide the left, accusing it to promote islamist terrorism (which is obviously a fake).