During the Parisian demonstration in support of the Palestinians this Saturday, November 4, a man tried to send a message of unity by calling on the crowd to “love France”. He was immediately sharply reprimanded by another demonstrator.
A message of peace that has not reached everyone. This Saturday, November 4, a pro-Palestinian demonstration, authorized by the police headquarters, took place in the streets of Paris to demand an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, as part of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. .
According to the authorities, this rally in support of the “Palestinian people” brought together 19,000 people. Questioned by AFP, the CGT claimed 60,000 participants in the capital. In the middle of this gathering, a man spoke. He took the opportunity to spread a message of peace.
“We all have to be able to live together. We live in a beautiful country which is France. We must respect this country. We have to love this country. We all have an origin here, but we love France,” he said, while we heard some applause ring out. “France gave us something. We must return it with our love,” he added.
After this gesture, the man was reprimanded by another demonstrator wearing a veil, a mask in the colors of Algeria and a Palestinian flag. “We don’t have to sell love to this country (France: editor’s note) because it condones the genocide. We have to stop too,” she said in the middle of the crowd. A difficulty which did not prevent the young man from spreading his message.