Against a current.
Unlike part of the left, Anne Hidalgo supports Gérald Darmanin's decision to ban pro-Palestine protests in Paris, and in particular the one scheduled for Saturday.
This decision was justified by the Minister of the Interior for the
"serious disturbances to public order"
which
"were noted in 2014"
in the capital.
At the time, as the situation flared up in the Middle East, phrases such as
"death to the Jews"
were spoken in the processions.
"The situation is very tense"
“I think in 2014 we experienced an extremely violent, very difficult demonstration. The situation is very tense, I think it is a wise decision "
, affirmed Anne Hidalgo Friday morning on Radio J.
" I maintain that, given the difficult, inflammable context, of this temptation which we have always known of importing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here, in France and in Paris, I think it is a wise decision and as mayor of Paris I approve it ”,
continued the socialist councilor.
Interested in the presidential election of 2022, Anne Hidalgo notably recalled these “
slogans”,
pronounced at the time,
“which had shocked us, repelled”
.
His position is not unanimous within his political family, starting with the first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure.
“A seven-year-old precedent cannot justify violating the freedom to demonstrate. It is up to the government to ensure that the organizers run smoothly, ”
he said in a tweet, relayed by several socialist executives.
It is the rebels who are the most virulent against the decision of Gerald Darmanin.
“France, the only country in the world where all demonstrations of support for the Palestinians and protest against the far-right Israeli government are prohibited! This is obviously for the sole purpose of causing incidents and being able to stigmatize this cause, ”
wanted to denounce the candidate of La France Insoumise in the presidential election.
