Emmanuel Macron warned, Wednesday November 8, those who “claim to support our compatriots of the Jewish faith by confusing the rejection of Muslims and the support of Jews”, in a clear allusion to the far right.
“To attack a Jew”, “is always to seek to attack the Republic”, also said the Head of State in a speech before the Grand Orient de France, the main French obedience of Freemasons.
Emmanuel Macron did not say, in this speech, whether he intended to participate in the great march against anti-Semitism on Sunday at the call of the presidents of the National Assembly and the Senate, at which Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will be present. . According to several of his interlocutors, he is leaning towards not going there, but his reflections continue. While awaiting his decision, he raised the subject, noting that “anti-Semitism is resurfacing”, “in words and on walls”. “He displays himself without fear, without shame,” he lamented.
“The Republic does not compromise and will not compromise. And we will be merciless in the face of the bearers of hatred,” he warned. “Let’s watch out for all the confusion,” continued Emmanuel Macron.
He singled out those who “prefer to remain ambiguous on the question of anti-Semitism for the sake of flattering new communitarianisms”, targeting the radical left party La France insoumise. And those who “claim to support our compatriots of Jewish faith by confusing the rejection of Muslims and the support of Jews, by refusing, these very people, to clearly condemn their past position and all the definitive words of yesterday”, in allusion on the far right.
Without naming him, Emmanuel Macron attacks the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella who estimated on Sunday that the founder of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen was “not anti-Semitic”, despite his multiple convictions in particular for having qualified the chambers gas “detail” of History. Since then, Jordan Bardella, and the leader of the deputies RN Marine Le Pen, daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, have announced their participation in the march.
The “great civic march” against anti-Semitism planned for Sunday, where Elisabeth Borne will go, comes up against the boycott of LFI and the participation of the RN considered cumbersome on the left and in the majority. The socialist, communist and environmental parties wish to set up “a republican cordon” in the demonstration so as not to mix with the far right, also present, according to a joint press release published Wednesday afternoon.