2023-12-04 11:11:43
“It puts a target on the back of Ms. Elkrief who had already received many threats as a journalist. » The day after a tweet from Jean-Luc Mélenchon targeting Ruth Elkrief, Gérald Darmanin announced this Monday morning on BFMTV that the LCI journalist was placed under police protection, “given the threats” and the “outburst of hatred”.
“Ruth Elkrief. Manipulative. If we do not insult Muslims, this fanatic is indignant,” wrote the leader of France Insoumise this Sunday on X after a tense exchange between the journalist and Manuel Bompard.
Asked about possible anti-Semitism in Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s remarks, the Minister of the Interior said: “I would not want to make a bad controversy, what is certain is that Mr. Mélenchon is not the greatest protector of the Jews that I know. »
The TF 1 group “firmly” supported its journalist Ruth Elkrief on Sunday, victim according to it of “odious invectives and inappropriate insinuations”.
“The TF 1 group is wrong to support the journalism of accusations and obsessive invectives against someone absent from the set who cannot respond,” replied Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for whom “this type of methods discredits its authors.”
” Hazard ! » alert Apolline de Malherbe
Before this online contest, the former presidential candidate’s comments caused a lot of outrage on X, particularly in the journalistic community.
“Patrick Cohen and Ruth Elkrief targeted this week by the far right for one, the far left of JL Melenchon for the other… Who will be surprised? Shame on them,” commented France Inter editorialist and deputy editorial director of Les Échos, Dominique Seux, in reference to the indictment of France Télé journalist Patrick Cohen during an ultra-right gathering.
P. Cohen targeted by the far right, R. Elkrief by the far left. Journalists who are trying to intimidate because they are Jewish? So they wouldn’t be objective?
⚠️Danger! We must collectively denounce these practices which threaten freedom of information & democracy— Apolline de Malherbe (@apollineWakeUp) December 3, 2023
“P. Cohen targeted by the far right, R. Elkrief by the far left. Journalists who are trying to intimidate because they are Jewish? So they wouldn’t be objective? Hazard ! We must collectively denounce these practices which threaten freedom of information – democracy,” wrote RMC and BFM journalist Apolline de Malherbe.
“Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s attack against Ruth Elkrief is unacceptable,” also said CNews journalist Pascal Praud, on X. “Every journalist in France should condemn” these words “against one of our colleagues the most remarkable.
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