Two complaints were filed with the Paris judicial court against French leaders of pro-Israel associations for “complicity in genocide”, indicates theAFPthis Wednesday, November 27, 2024. They are notably accused of having prevented humanitarian aid from being delivered to Gaza.
Two associations targeted
The first complaint, with the constitution of a civil party, was filed by the French Jewish Union for Peace (UFJP), as well as by a Franco-Palestinian woman, several of whose relatives are in the Gaza Strip, specifies The World.
In a press release, they denounce “the organization, participation and call to participate in concrete actions to block humanitarian aid to the occupied territory of Gaza, in particular by physically preventing the passage of trucks at border crossings controlled by the Israeli army “.
This complaint targets members of the Israel is forever and Tsav-9 associations, who have French nationality.
“If the legal qualification of genocide may be shocking, it is here the most appropriate in view of the facts committed […]. It is essential to name precisely what is happening,” indicated the plaintiffs' lawyers, Damia Taharraoui and Marion Lafouge, atAFP.
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“The offense of complicity in genocide appears to be the most just”
The second complaint, also with the constitution of a civil party, was filed by the association Lawyers for Justice in the Middle East and the Coordination of Appeals for a Just Peace in the Middle East (CAPJPO) – Europalestine. The plaintiffs also accuse figures from Israel is Forever of having blocked humanitarian vehicles.
“The offense of complicity in genocide appears to be the most accurate penal expression to describe the facts […], declared the lawyers of the collectives, Mes Matteo Bonaglia and Ala Adas, at theAFP. We must now hope that the French courts will find the courage to instruct under this qualification. »
