This is not the first time that Seine-Saint-Denis has been the victim of prejudice. Once again, on Monday, the department was the subject of a strongly criticized statement from National Rally MP Sébastien Chenu. Interviewed by BFMTV on the rally against anti-Semitism and the presence of his party at the march organized on Sunday, the elected official said: “Today a young Jew risks his life more in an Islamist environment, for example in Seine-Saint-Denis, than in a demonstration of the National Rally,” he declared.
Several deputies from La France insoumise from the department of Seine-Saint-Denis immediately denounced these comments. Alexis Corbière judged this “despicable” statement on .
“Racist slander”
“Number of anti-Semitic acts in Bobigny since October 7: ZERO,” argued MP Raquel Garrido, on the same social network. “What the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis know very well is that the extreme right is a danger for Jews, Muslims, foreigners,” she continued. “For the RN, the fight against anti-Semitism is only a pretext for Islamophobia,” lamented Bastien Lachaud, while Eric Coquerel denounced “unacceptable racist slander.”
The socialist deputy of the same department, Fatiha Keloua-Hachi, criticized a “filthy amalgam”. “Despite appearances, the ideas of the National Rally are always the same. The RN will always be the party of hatred,” she added. And the environmentalist deputy for Paris Sandrine Rousseau directly responded to the RN deputy: “We touch on the heart of your presence yesterday: putting the blame on Muslims/Arabs/foreigners (of your choice) for anti-Semitism and fueling racism against them and they “.