(Jewish Group) The Dilemma of French Jews and the Fight Against Racism
“Israel is the mothership of all police brutality,” read a sign held by two protesters. “No to Israel’s annexation in the West Bank,” shouted another demonstrator. No, this wasn't a protest for Palestinian rights, it was a Black Lives Matter event in Paris on June 13, 2020, organized by the Adama Committee.
The committee, named for Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old Malian-French man who died on July 19, 2016 in police custody after being arrested, has become one of the most vocal antiracist and anti-establishment groups in France. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have attended the Paris protest.
That in and of itself helps explain the anti-Israeli, pro-Palestinian slogans at a BLM rally. Pro-Palestinian activists routinely join protests over other social issues, such as the Yellow Vests for "economic justice" in France, and marches by hospital workers and pensioners. They use updated slogans, like “Palestinians can’t breathe” after the killing of George Floyd.
But it was another slogan that made headlines after the June 13 event: “Dirty Jews,” shouted by at least one man over and over again at far-right activists brandishing a “White Lives Matter” banner. A video showing this was posted on the right-wing weekly news site Valeurs Actuelles, which reported that a number of protesters had also shouted that.
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Long article, but very interesting.
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