One year after the Hamas attacks in Israel, “ mourning time » In the Jewish religion, an emotional ceremony that brought together some 4,000 people paid tribute to the victims, on Monday afternoon, October 7, at the Dôme de Paris, Porte de Versailles. Many political figures responded to the invitation of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF). The evening interspersed political speeches, speeches by personalities (Sophia Aram, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Arthur), readings by artists (Sandrine Kiberlain, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Stéphane Freiss, Joann Sfar) with testimonies from survivors or relatives of the victims, dance, music and songs taken up in chorus throughout the room. The faces of the 48 Franco-Israeli victims appeared on stage, on panels carried by as many extras, forming a moving image.
France, marked by the resurgence of anti-Semitic acts over the past year, will continue “Fight anti-Semitism by all means”promised the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, accompanied in particular by the Ministers of Justice, Didier Migaud, and the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau. “We will not let anything pass”he added.
While two Franco-Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza, Michel Barnier wanted to remind us that “France never abandons its children.” “You can count on the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister (…) to all members of the government, to protect our compatriots of the Jewish faith.”He insisted, provoking boos from part of the public at the mention of the head of state.
Emmanuel Macron’s statements, broadcast on Saturday by France Inter, in which he calls for an end to arms shipments to Israel, have caused consternation and incomprehension in France’s Jewish community. “The minimum, a few days before this sad anniversary, would have been to respect the Jews and the hostages, – confesses Delphine, who came to attend the ceremony. This is flippancy or cynicism on your part. »
” Anger “
On stage, Michel Barnier wanted to reassure his audience by repeating that “Israel’s security is not and will never be negotiable.” And the former Foreign Minister added that the Jewish State “Today he finds himself in a situation of legitimate defense.” “Arms!” »we demanded in the room, in response to the head of Government. Who was entitled to a great ovation from the public.
On the applause meter, if the former President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy or the former Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Gabriel Attal, as well as the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, all sitting in the front row, were acclaimed, The Corrèze deputy François Hollande, elected in June as part of the New Popular Front, along with France Insoumise (LFI), was widely criticized. The movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which worked to relativize the role of Hamas in the October 7 massacres, “sees resistance fighters where the universal conscience recognizes the terrorists, criticized Yonathan Arfi, president of CRIF. That the LFI still finds allies within the Republican left is an outrage, a betrayal. »
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