“The rotten atmosphere is when the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau attacks Insoumis parliamentarians to accuse them of anti-Semitism,” he said, while he announced that he had reported to justice the tweet of the LFI deputy of Rennes, Marie Mesmeur.
For Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “anyone who opposes the genocidal policy of Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is immediately accused of anti-Semitism.”
The three-time presidential candidate underlines that Marie Mesmeur is “insulted daily on social networks and taken to task”, that “several of us had to change our telephone number because we were harassed night and day”, and that “some were physically pushed and then threatened with death.”
“Relayed by the officials”
“We feel in danger,” he warns, also mentioning death threats against deputies Aymeric Caron, Thomas Portes and Louis Boyard.
“I ask that we consider the level of violence which has been reached against us and which is relayed by officials like Mr. Retailleau,” he insisted.
Addressing Internet users, Jean-Luc Mélenchon asked them “not to participate in this atmosphere in any way”, ensuring that “the Insoumis deputies keep moderation in everything they say”.
“We must play a role, which consists, while maintaining the firmness of our positions, in not participating in or giving rise to the escalation that our adversaries would like to provoke to the detriment of our country,” he explained.
20 to 30 injured in Amsterdam
On the night of November 7-8, after a Europa League match, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were chased and beaten in the streets of Amsterdam.
These attacks, described as anti-Semitic in particular by Israel and the Dutch authorities, left 20 to 30 injured and sparked indignation in many Western capitals. Groups of Dutch attackers, “from immigration” according to the Prime Minister, carried out these attacks, responding to a call to attack Jews, launched in advance on social networks.
Isolated incidents broke out before the match, including anti-Arab chants chanted by Maccabi supporters.
