Several demonstrators held up a banner calling for an Intifada during a left-wing demonstration which took place on Saturday, November 30, in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme). « Palestine, our anti-colonialist and anti-racist compass! Uprising and resistance »we could read. They strolled in the middle of the procession which brought together around 700 people, including the Insoumis deputy from Vaucluse, Raphaël Arnault, as shown in the images of the Dauphiné Libéré.
The procession was however organized by around twenty local associations to denounce « racist recovery » of the death of Thomas, 16, after leaving a ball in Crépol, almost a year earlier. It echoed a static gathering planned at the same time at the call of a small ultra-right group, Justice for Ours, to pay tribute to Thomas, whom he describes as a “victim of immigration”.
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Note, local authorities feared overflows and « ideological clashes ». However, « the events took place peacefully and no disturbance was noted » the Drôme prefecture announced in the evening.
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Recurring calls for intifada
This banner adds to the numerous calls for the Intifada seen recently in demonstrations in France. Some of them caused a stir, like the activist Elias D'Imzalene who was placed in police custody last September after inciting an Intifada. in Paris, in our suburbs, in our neighborhoods ”, so that “ soon Jerusalem will be liberated ».
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He is accused of “public incitement to hatred or violence against a person or group because of origin, ethnicity, nation, race or religion” and provocation “to commit crimes or offenses affecting the fundamental interests of the nation”. During his trial on October 24, the prosecution requested eight months in prison and a fine of 2,000 euros against him.
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