We are experiencing a historic moment. Thursday, November 14, France hosted Israel at the Stade de France for the fifth day of the Nations League.
In the context of open war in Gaza, Lebanon, and the increase in colonial crimes in the West Bank, this match was of capital importance in demonstrating the support given by the French people to their Palestinian and Lebanese brothers and sisters.
In the general political context, and after the clashes on the sidelines of a football match in Amsterdam the previous week, three Presidents of the Republic decided to make this meeting a major political event and clearly chose their camp, accompanied by the political class most likely to support the warlike project of the government in place in Israel.
Faced with this, peace activists have been deprived, as has been the case regularly for over a year, of their right to the most legitimate political expression. Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior in the Barnier government, banned displaying any flag other than French or Israeli, effectively excluding the suffering of Palestine and Lebanon from this football match.
The French reacted massively to this context and decided in the large majority to boycott this meeting: the attendance of 16,611 spectators, being the worst in the entire history of the Stade de France.
Those who nevertheless decided to go there, some defied the ban on wearing the Palestinian flag. This is the case of Emmanuel Hoarau, a young journalist, who decided to wave the flag in the stands and publish his photo on the social network borders and Mr. Retailleau's ministry suffered a serious political defeat. All this, a week after Paris Saint-Germain supporters displayed a “Free Palestine” banner against which the minister had already lost his temper.
Therefore, it seems clear that the ostensible demonstration of support for Palestine and Lebanon in the stadiums, against the murderous policies of Benjamin Netanyahu and his Western supporters, is bearing fruit.
For a ceasefire to be declared immediately in Gaza,
For the UN to regain its leading place in the resolution of the conflict,
So that the Palestinian, Lebanese, Israeli, neighboring, French people and everywhere in the world can agree against inhumanity.
We call young people to action! This platform aims to be a shining star in the world of sport: as a common social denominator, it must take its part in the fight.
Thus, every young person in this country, every person feeling injustice in their heart, can mobilize now with the slogan: #ApresFranceIsrael. Anyone who feels concerned by the tragedies in the Middle East, by following this slogan, will work to ensure that the voices of the people are heard.
This is why, starting this weekend, #ApresFranceIsrael, we will see you in all stadiums in France with the Palestinian flag.
Signatories:
Emmanuel Hoarau, journalist
Samia Benyounes, videographer and content creator dedicated to football
Nicola Lopez, influencer, spokesperson for Ecologists – EÉLV Béarn
Marine Tondelier, National Secretary of Ecologists, municipal councilor of Hénin-Beaumont and regional councilor of Hauts-de-France
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, co-President of the La Boétie Institute
Manuel Bompard, coordinator of La France Insoumise, deputy for the 4th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône
Mathilde Panot, MP for the 10th constituency of Val-de-Marne, President of the parliamentary group La France insoumise – Nouveau Front Populaire
Manon Aubry, MEP, co-President of The Left group in the European Parliament
Rima Hassan, Franco-Palestinian jurist, European MP (LFI-The Left)
Majdouline Sbaï, MEP (Les Écologues-The Greens/EFA)
The Student Union
The National High School Movement
Young Environmentalists
Young rebels
The France Insoumise delegation to the European Parliament
Julien Brunel, co-secretary of the Ecologists – EÉLV Béarn, NFP candidate in the legislative elections for the 2nd constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Sabrina Sebaihi, MP for the 4th constituency of Hauts-de-Seine (Ecologist and social-NFP)
Marie Pochon, MP for the 3rd constituency of Drôme (Ecologist and social-NFP)
Nadège Abomangoli, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, Vice-President of the National Assembly (LFI-NFP)
Éric Coquerel, deputy for the 1st constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, President of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly (LFI-NFP)
Clémence Guetté, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Val-de-Marne (LFI-NFP)
David Guiraud, deputy for the 8th constituency of the North (LFI-NFP)
Pauline Rapilly Ferniot, elected environmentalist in Boulogne Billancourt
Emma Fourreau, national co-host of Jeunes insoumis, European MP (LFI-The Left)
Sébastien Delogu, deputy of the 7th constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône (LFI-NFP)
Émilie Sarrazin, regional councilor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marie Mesmeur, deputy for the 1st constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine (LFI-NFP)
Amandine Dewaele, regional councilor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, NFP candidate in the legislative elections for the 2nd constituency of Corrèze
Elsa Richard, Regional Councilor of Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire
Raphaël Arnault, deputy for the 1st constituency of Vaucluse (LFI-NFP)
Alma Dufour, deputy for the 4th constituency of Seine-Maritime (LFI-NFP)
Louis Boyard, deputy of the 3rd constituency of the Val-de-Marne (LFI-NFP)
Sylvie Ferrer, deputy for the 1st constituency of Hautes-Pyrénées (LFI-NFP)
Aymeric Caron, deputy for the 18th constituency of Paris (LFI-NFP)
Ségolène Amiot, MP for the 3rd constituency of Loire-Atlantique (LFI-NFP)
Aurélie Trouvé, MP for the 9th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, President of the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Assembly (LFI-NFP)
Antoine Léaument, deputy for the 10th constituency of Essonne (LFI-NFP)
Sophia Chikirou, deputy of the 6th arrondissement of Paris (LFI-NFP)
Laurent Alexandre, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Aveyron (LFI-NFP)
Gabrielle Cathala, deputy of the 6th constituency of the Val-d'Oise (LFI-NFP)
Gabriel Amard, deputy for the 6th constituency of Rhône (LFI-NFP)
Farida Amrani, deputy for the 1st constituency of Essonne (LFI-NFP)
Rodrigo Arenas, deputy of the 10th arrondissement of Paris (LFI-NFP)
Anaïs Belouassa-Cherifi, deputy for the 1ère du Rhône (LFI-NFP)
Ugo Bernalicis, deputy of the 2nd Northern Constituency (LFI-NFP)
Karen Erodi, deputy of the 2nd constituency of the Tarn (LFI-NFP)
Christophe Bex, deputy for the 7th constituency of Haute-Garonne (LFI-NFP)
Mathilde Hignet, deputy for the 4th constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine (LFI-NFP)
Carlos Martens Bilingo, deputy for the 8th constituency of Val-d'Oise (LFI-NFP)
Élise Leboucher, deputy for the 4th constituency of Sarthe (LFI-NFP)
Idir Boumertit, deputy for the 14th constituency of the North (LFI-NFP)
Mathilde Feld, deputy for the 12th constituency of Gironde (LFI-NFP)
Pierre-Yves Cadalen, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Finistère (LFI-NFP)
Sarah Legrain, deputy of the 16th arrondissement of Paris (LFI-NFP)
Sylvain Carrère, deputy for the 8th constituency of Hérault (LFI-NFP)
Claire Lejeune, MP for the 7th constituency of Essonne (LFI-NFP)
Béranger Cernon, deputy for the 8th constituency of Essonne (LFI-NFP)
Murielle Lepvraud, deputy for the 4th constituency of Côtes-d'Armor (LFI-NFP)
Hadrien Clouet, deputy for the 1st constituency of Haute-Garonne (LFI-NFP)
Élisa Martin, deputy for the 3rd constituency of Isère (LFI-NFP)
Jean-François Coulomme, deputy for the 4th constituency of Savoie (LFI-NFP)
Sandrine Nosbé, deputy for the 9th constituency of Isère (LFI-NFP)
Aly Diouara, deputy for the 5th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis (LFI-NFP)
Nathalie Oziol, deputy of the 2nd constituency of the Hérault (LFI-NFP)
Emmanuel Fernandes, deputy of the 2nd constituency of the Bas-Rhin (LFI-NFP)
Danièle Obono, deputy of the 17th arrondissement of Paris (LFI-NFP)
Perceval Gaillard, deputy of the 7th constituency of La Réunion (LFI-NFP)
Zahia Hamdane, MP for the 2nd constituency of the Somme (LFI-NFP)
Andy Kerbrat, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Loire-Atlantique (LFI-NFP)
Marianne Maximi, deputy of the 1st constituency of the Puy-de-Dôme (LFI-NFP)
Bastien Lachaud, deputy for the 6th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis (LFI-NFP)
Manon Meunier, MP for the 3rd constituency of Haute-Vienne (LFI-NFP)
Abdelkader Lahmar, deputy of the 7th district of Rhône (LFI-NFP)
Ersilia Soudais, deputy of the 7th constituency of Seine-et-Marne (LFI-NFP)
Maxime Laisney, deputy for the 10th constituency of Seine-et-Marne (LFI-NFP)
Anne Stambach-Terrenoir, deputy for the 2nd constituency of Haute-Garonne (LFI-NFP)
Arnaud Le Gall, deputy for the 9th constituency of Val-d'Oise (LFI-NFP)
Andrée Taurinya, deputy of the 2nd constituency of the Loire (LFI-NFP)
Aurélien Le Coq, deputy for the 1st constituency of the North (LFI-NFP)
Jérôme Legavre, deputy for the 12th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis (LFI-NFP)
Damien Maudet, deputy for the 1st constituency of Haute-Vienne (LFI-NFP)
Jean-Philippe Nilor, deputy of the 4th constituency of Martinique (LFI-NFP)
René Pilato, deputy for the 1st constituency of Charente (LFI-NFP)
François Piquemal, deputy for the 4th constituency of Haute-Garonne (LFI-NFP)
Loïc Prud'homme, deputy for the 3rd constituency of Gironde (LFI-NFP)
Jean-Hugues Ratenon, deputy for the 5th constituency of Reunion (LFI-NFP)
Arnaud Saint-Martin, deputy for the 1st constituency of Seine-et-Marne (LFI-NFP)
Aurélien Saintoul, deputy for the 11th constituency of Hauts-de-Seine (LFI-NFP)
Matthias Tavel, deputy of the 8th constituency of the Loire-Atlantique (LFI-NFP)
Paul Vannier, deputy for the 5th constituency of Val-d'Oise (LFI-NFP)
Thomas Portes, deputy for the 3rd constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis (LFI-NFP)
Aurélien Taché, deputy for the 10th constituency of Val-d'Oise (LFI -NFP)
Karima Chouia, elected ecologist in Hem
Jean Sanroman, leader of the Jeunes Insoumis•es de Pau, NFP candidate in the legislative elections for the 1st constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pierre-Yves Jourdain, environmentalist municipal representative in Vernon and NFP candidate in the legislative elections for the 5th constituency of Eure
Hector Clemente, high school trade unionist in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
David Noël, former municipal councilor of Hénin-Beaumont, President of the League
of Human Rights of Pas-de-Calais
Sergio Coronado, former environmentalist MP
Apolline Denis, co-host of Jeunes insoumis•es de Lille
Imrane Siefert, co-host of Jeunes insoumis•es de Lille
Enja Boutin, environmental activist
Arthur Pedeboscq, co-host of the Jeunes insoumis•es de Lille-2, manager of
Young rebellious people from Pau
Lucas Cloutet, student, activist in the French Communist Party of Gironde
Ilan Gabet, militant
