An analysis that the MP therefore does not share, in tune with other LFI parliamentarians. His remarks went well beyond the borders of the Breton capital and provoked numerous shocked reactions, on the right and on the left. These voices accuse him as a whole of having justified the violence in the name of the Palestinian cause and of refusing to see the anti-Jewish motivations of the attackers. The case could come back to justice since Bruno Retailleau, the Minister of the Interior, reported the declaration to the Paris prosecutor for apologizing for a crime.
The MP explained to Le Télégramme, pointing out the behavior of Israeli supporters in the previous days. “Hooligans tore down Palestinian flags, attacked people in the streets, then called for killing Arabs in public and resumed genocidal and pro-Netanyahu chants. » While affirming that “all violence, from all sides, is unbearable”. The MP also claims to be the victim of “harassment and insults from far-right networks”.
“An MP must be careful with her writings”
Not enough to calm the controversy, which also stirs up the local left. The various left-wing president of the regional council Loïg Chesnais-Girard, the Rennes municipal councilor Génération.s Olivier Roullier, his socialist colleague Béatrice Hakni-Robin, the Radical Honoré Puil… All sharply criticized the remarks of the LFI deputy, despite being a member of the Nouveau Popular front.
On Sunday, the socialists of Ille-et-Vilaine also took up the pen. “The MP seems to minimize the seriousness of these violent acts, attributing them exclusively to a response to the provocative anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab behavior of the far-right supporters of the Israeli club,” wrote the first federal secretary Laurence Duffaud in a press release . “We take note of her explanations to the press, but the fact remains that an MP must be careful with her writings. »
In response, France Insoumise of Ille-et-Vilaine accuses PS 35 of participating in the “harassment and defamation campaign of incredible violence” against Marie Mesmeur. “Instrumentalizing the fight against anti-Semitism to discredit our elected representative is an unworthy maneuver and harmful to the fight against real hate speech. » A new blow in the fragile alliance of the left within the New Popular Front.
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