“We will continue to fight anti-Semitism at all costs,” promised Michel Barnier
“We won’t let anything go” et “we will continue to fight anti-Semitism at all costs”Prime Minister Michel Barnier made the pledge Monday evening during a ceremony in Paris honoring the victims of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. “You can rely on the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister (…), to all members of the government to protect our fellow Jews.”he added.
The mention of Head of State Emmanuel Macron drew scorn in several sections of society. Several people in the room shouted « armed forces » after the French president on Saturday called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel. After the tension between the French president and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Michel Barnier once again assured that “the security of the State of Israel is not and will never be negotiable”and that this country is in “to defend myself”.
« October 7th [2023]in the morning, life turns into hardship, tears, horror, massacre, emptiness, and despair. We will never forget »said the Prime Minister, who received the families of the two French hostages in the afternoon. The head of government also mentioned “the situation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank” WHO”also collided [la] conscience “and regret it ” victim “, including civil, “on both sides of the border with Lebanon”. He repeated that France would support him “any initiative is permitted, respecting Israel’s existence and security (…), to move towards a two-state solution, which is the key to lasting peace”.
Against anti-Semitism, Michel Barnier proposed strengthening “mobilized resources” and move on “detect this action” by entrusting this work to the Keeper of the Seal, Didier Migaud, and the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, who were present at the ceremony as well as about fifteen ministers, and also encouraged “student education in [les] schools, through constant dialogue with associations”.