“France Insoumise is unleashed with unprecedented violence against Israel,” according to Alain Finkielkraut

Sylvain Allemand // Credits: Europe 1 11:46 a.m., February 4, 2024

"I understand that this presence is considered unbearable." The French families of those who disappeared on October 7 have demanded a ban on the presence of representatives of France Insoumise at a ceremony, being held this Thursday, in tribute to the victims of Hamas. Guest of the Grand Rendez-vous Europe 1/ CNews/ Les Echos, Alain Finkielkraut said he understood this request in view of the positions of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's political party. "Insoumise France is unleashed with unprecedented violence against Israel", he said. estimated the philosopher. 

For the writer, LFI has increased, since the start of the October 7 attacks, its positions against Israel, which has pushed the victims' families to demand the absence of the far-left party from the tribute ceremony. "France Insoumise quietly condemned the pogrom of October 7, without using this term, and at the same time denounced the 'genocide' in Gaza," he said. Positions that Alain Finkielkraut likens to a strategy of political recovery. 

>> READ ALSO - Rachida Dati in government: “This appointment proves that Culture is not their first concern,” criticizes Alain Finkielkraut

“Jean-Luc Mélenchon aims for demographic change to one day come to power”

Alain Finkielkraut was keen to recall the past actions of the LFI leader which could suggest the party's position on the State of Israel. “He went to attend a decision of the Court of Justice with Jérémy Corbin. The man who allowed anti-Semitism to flourish in the British Labor Party,” he recalled.

For the thinker, LFI has chosen to surf on a supposed Judeophobia of the inhabitants of working-class neighborhoods, they are very largely elected. “Jean-Luc Mélenchon thinks that this electorate will grow thanks to immigration. He is aiming for demographic change to one day come to power, it’s a frightening calculation,” he said.