“We must mark the occasion because these anti-Semitic provocations are unbearable,” said a Strasbourg demonstrator
Gaby, 65, climbed on a pillar in front of the National Theater in Strasbourg to take a photo of the Place de la République, which was packed with people. “It’s nice, there are people there: ordinary people, Jews, Muslims, non-Jews, he declares. We must mark the occasion because these anti-Semitic provocations are unbearable. » “Today, I find that we prove that France can be a haven of peace, if we leave politics aside”, confides the man wearing a black kippah.
Place de la République, Sacha, 10 years old, came to ask LFI MP Clémentine Autain a question about the conflict. When she finishes answering him, she explains her coming to the Alsatian capital: “Why Strasbourg? In Paris, the initiators of the march did not create the conditions for national harmony. We do not fight anti-Semitism with notorious anti-Semites. Some parties have a heavy past in their history. »
“The appeal here put a clear distance with the extreme right, in a city where the number of Jewish fellow citizens is significantshe said. We must respond present, with commitment and empathy. These are our values. »
Around 12:30 p.m., Place de la République begins to empty. Pap Ndiaye, French ambassador to the Council of Europe, is still there. “There were at least 5,000 peoplehe estimated. It’s important because it’s a cause that merges with the Republic. This demonstration is part of my civic life. »