The Rebels are clearly not welcome.
Several families of French victims of the Hamas attacks on October 7 in Israel asked Tuesday, in a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, that the presence of the Mélenchonist movement be
“banned”
at the tribute which will be paid on February 7 in Paris to the victims. of the Islamist movement.
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Last week, the head of the LFI deputies, Mathilde Panot, announced that she would attend this tribute which will be held at the monument for the victims of terrorism, on the Esplanade des Invalides.
“I will be present (...) and I asked that tribute be paid to all the French victims of this war in the Middle East”
, therefore including the Franco-Palestinians killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, announced the rebellious MP.
“We, the families of the victims of the Hamas terrorists, solemnly request that any presence of France Insoumise be prohibited at the national tribute which will be paid to the 42 Franco-Israeli victims of 7/10,” write the representatives
of five families from victims in a letter.
“This letter was delivered today (Tuesday, editor's note) to the Elysée so that the president is well aware of the expectations of families
,” Mélanie Pauli-Geysse, president of the No Silence collective, told AFP.
“Very serious comments since the pogrom of October 7”
This collective, which presents itself as
“feminist”
,
“humanist”
and
“universalist”
, intends to
“denounce the sexual crimes committed by Hamas”
.
“Between indecency, lack of respect, relativism and negationism, France Insoumise and its spokespersons have distinguished themselves by extremely serious comments since the pogrom of October 7
,” accuse the families of the victims in the letter.
“We thank you very much for wanting to honor the memory of the victims, and hope that this tribute takes place with the greatest respect and real solemnity
,” they write again, accusing LFI in particular of
“bearing a very heavy responsibility in the explosion of Judeophobia
in our country
.
Contacted, the coordinator of the movement, Manuel Bompard, did not wish to react to this letter.
Since the outbreak of the conflict, the movement has remained mired in a series of controversies, notably refusing to qualify Hamas as a
“terrorist”
group .
The movement, which did not attend the great march against anti-Semitism, preferring to evoke
“war crimes”
.