2023-10-22 21:58:37
By going to Israel, where she stressed that nothing should prevent the country “from defending itself” in its war against Hamas, the President of the Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet sparked controversy on the left on Sunday.
From a hotel in Tel Aviv on Sunday, after visiting the scene of the deadly attacks by Palestinian Hamas, the holder of the perch not only stressed that France “fully supported Israel” but also that “nothing should prevent” the country “to defend itself”.
France is linked to the pain of#Israel by mourning and waiting for the return of the hostages. In Kibbutz Beeri and Re’im, marked by the massacres committed by Hamas in savagery and horror, I expressed to my counterpart @AmirOhana my full solidarity. Israel is… pic.twitter.com/tR1AeHUIQf
— Yael Braun-Pivet (@YaelBRAUNPIVET) October 22, 2023
“What is important is that the civilian populations in Gaza are victims of this conflict as little as possible. But we also know that they often serve as a human shield,” added the Yvelines elected official.
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While several thousand people gathered in favor of the Palestinians in several cities in France, his trip was accompanied by the boss of the LR party Éric Ciotti, the deputy for French people abroad Meyer Habib (related to LR), and Mathieu Lefèvre ( Renaissance), president of the France-Israel friendship group, was strongly criticized on the left.
At the forefront of this protest, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who accused Yaël Braun-Pivet of “camping in Tel Aviv to encourage the massacre” in Gaza. “Not in the name of the French people!” », Protested the leader of La France Insoumise on the social network X, posting a video of the Parisian demonstration.
This is France. Meanwhile Madame Braun-Pivet camps in Tel Aviv to encourage the massacre. Not in the name of the French people! pic.twitter.com/ruxMujq14k
— Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) October 22, 2023
Scathing terms which in turn immediately provoked controversy, with ministers Marc Fesneau and Olivier Dussopt evoking in unison “a tweet of shame”.
“Here is the subliminal message from Jean-Luc Mélenchon: to designate the Jews as the party of foreigners and of war,” said Crif president Yonathan Arfi, denouncing “anti-Semitic rhetoric,” when Licra singled out “electoral anti-Semitism”.
Discomfort has also spread to the socialist ranks, with MP Valérie Rabault targeting “abject accusations (…)”.
“Collaboration, 80 years later,” wrote the president (LR) of the Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes region Laurent Wauquiez on X.
PS and communists decline the invitation
Yaël Braun-Pivet’s trip had previously been criticized in more chosen terms by the coordinator of the movement Manuel Bompard, speaking of a “major political error”.
LFI intends to “demand accountability on this subject” on Monday in the National Assembly, during the debate on the situation in the Middle East between the government and political groups.
The leader of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure also criticized Yaël Braun-Pivet for having “spoken of unconditional support for Israel” and singled out the presence of Éric Ciotti and Meyer Habib, “hawks, on a line without nuance”, according to him.
Israel/Palestine: The ???????? must carry a message of peace and speak to both parties, without unconditional support for one or the other as Yaël Braun-Pivet and the head of state did. The ???????? must call for a ceasefire and a 2-state solution. This is its history and its vocation. pic.twitter.com/ShREFBavDe
— Olivier Faure (@faureolivier) October 22, 2023
Yaël Braun-Pivet’s entourage recalled that the PS and the Communist Party had been invited for this trip but had not followed through, which the two political parties confirmed.
“We declined because we asked that this delegation carry a message also denouncing the bombings in Gaza and that it salute the Palestinian authority as much as the Israeli authorities. It did not seem appropriate to us to participate in this delegation whose message was not balanced,” said the leader of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel.
Olivier Faure also targeted the President of the Republic on France 3. If Emmanuel Macron “does not go there today, it is because he did not maintain this line of neutrality. He is in difficulty today because he knows very well that a trip on his part could possibly take place in Israel, but that in the Arab world, he would not be welcomed,” launched the boss of the PS.
A few hours later this Sunday, the Élysée indicated that Emmanuel Macron would travel to Israel on Tuesday.
The left, however, once again displayed its divisions on Sunday on the subject. An LFI delegation was present at the rally at Place de la République, where demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags demanded “an end to the massacre in Gaza”.
Manuel Bompard regretted the absence of “partners” of the Nupes, who “isolate themselves”, while the coalition is torn apart, following the refusal of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his inner circle to describe Hamas as ” terrorist.”
“The message we must have is a message of peace, not a message of support for one or the other,” responded Olivier Faure.
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