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Elections in France and Palestine, the link

Snap legislative elections will take place in France on the upcoming 30th of June and 7th of July in an environment marked by the rise of the far right.

Western media have mentioned the "anti-Semitic" positions of both the far-right National Rally and ... the New Popular Front of the left!

This is what is called a conflation, which aims to create confusion.

It is worth remembering that the anti-Jewish policy of the fascist far-right was in effect during the 1939-45 war with France deporting 70,000 French Jews to German concentration camps.

In contrast, the Popular Front of 1936 - led by a French Jew - aimed primarily to defend France against the rise of fascism. That was the goal in 1936, and it is also the goal in 2024.

The truth is that the far right represented by the National Rally is fundamentally anti-Jewish, while the New Popular Front of the left opposes the policies of Israel responsible for genocide against the Palestinian people, which is not the same thing at all.

Now, for the record, there are French Jews who have announced their intention to vote for the far right! We can quickly say that this is their right, especially if they hold racist positions.

Fortunately, there are other voices of French Jews who have expressed their support for the New Popular Front, appealing to their conscience and sense of justice.


Benyounès Saidi

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