The boss of the Socialist Party (PS), Olivier Faure, called, on Sunday November 5, “all political forces” to a rally against anti-Semitism, in a context of rising anti-Semitic acts in France since the bloody attack on the 7 October of Hamas in Israel. “I call on all political forces to say that it is not possible for there to be the slightest anti-Semitic act or word in France, that Jewish French people cannot be held responsible for acts which have been committed by other Jews elsewhere in the world,” Mr. Faure declared on Radio J.
Asked about the presence of the National Rally, the first secretary declared that the invitation was also intended for them, under certain conditions: “If the RN is willing to respond to this call and ensure that it breaks away from its own history and part of its elected representatives.” “Two conditions which are not close to being met,” Olivier Faure’s entourage subsequently clarified to Agence France-Presse, who recall that “the RN draws its roots from anti-Semitism, making its presence incompatible with the march initiated by the PS”.
“Let us seek to ensure that the entire left and the entire right are in unison on this issue. Let’s fight together against anti-Semitism,” also launched the MP for Seine-et-Marne. This gathering could be held at Place de la République in Paris “in the coming days” according to the wishes of Mr. Faure, who indicated that he would contact other political organizations to make this idea a reality.
On the left, the different components of the New Ecological and Social Popular Union (Nupes) have been tearing each other apart since October 7 over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, after the refusal of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his inner circle to qualify Hamas as “terrorist” group. The PS notably voted, on the night of Tuesday October 17 to Wednesday October 18, “a moratorium” on its participation in the left alliance.
New controversial tweet from Jean-Luc Mélenchon
On Saturday, the leader of La France insoumise relaunched the controversy by writing on Liberation, a thousand says BFM. Same owner, same lie. In fact the streets are full from Bastille to Nation. The unconditional supporters of the massacre are lying for nothing. » An allusion to Patrick Drahi, CEO of the Altice group, under whose aegis the newspaper existed from 2014 to 2020, and who then transferred it to a fund intended to guarantee its independence, the Endowment Fund for an Independent Press (FDPI).
“Nothing is wrong with this tweet where lies mix with excess. Staggering and, quite frankly, heartbreaking,” reacted Jonathan Bouchet-Petersen, political columnist at Libé. “The long conversion of Jean-Luc Mélenchon… From now on it is the Jewish origin of the press owners which is being targeted… But I know him, he will say hypocritically tomorrow that he did not even know this origin,” added Julien Dray , co-founder of SOS-Racisme and former PS deputy for Essonne.
On Sunday, Mr. Mélenchon responded to the invitation of the boss of the PS: “Personally, I will never go to a demonstration with the National Rally. »
