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| Tens of thousands denounce racism and anti-Semitism in France |
| 2006-02-27 |
| This article is a bit too kind, IMHO; in a large part, this was a instrumentalization of this sad case by political/confessional orgs which are trying to get a new virginity regarding antisemitism. At the parisian demonstration organized "against racism" (remember, in France racism is something that emanates from the Evil French society, as illustrated below) by thoses who enabled themselves the islamization of France (leftists, socialists, "antiracist" orgs, official dhimmi jewish orgs, gaullists, msm, church hierarchy,...), trotskysts attacked the leader of the MPF conservative christian party Philippe de Villiers and he had to be escorted out by police forces. His thought-crime? Explicitely positioning himself against the accelerated and gvt-enabled islamization of France. Thus, he's "right wing", and to be demonized as pépé Le Pen (who wisely choose not to go to this PC-fest himself)... This is awful... this whole "marching on the streets against racism" was an insult to Ilan (his family didn't participate as noted below, and the original all-jewish demonstration that was to be done in the barbarians 's territory at Bagneux, where nobody heard a thing during the 3 weeks of torture, was prevented by the authorities for fear of "provoking violence"), thoses who let the barbarians in are now acting as if they were concerned... and who do they blame? Well, the National front and the MPF (slandered as "antisemite, which is totally untrue, unlike at least some parts of the NF), of course! Ilan Halimi was killed by the racism generated by the "rightwingers", not by "youths" soaked in a jihadist/islamist culture, that's what was said (the communists sang their usual anti-NF slogans, "N for nazi, F for fascist"). Note that despite what is written below, it is not the security which has ejected PdV (the Betar and the JDL, in that case, this being initially a jewish demonstration), but pro-immigration leftists (pleonasm), including the Licra (secular leftist jews representating mostly the media elite) and Sos-racisme (socialist proxy). Video here. Also, there WAS a National front delegation, represented by Jean-Richard Sulzer, a jewish NF Ile-de-France politician. Only good news is that the islamo-leftist Mrap "antiracist" dared not to show itself openly, for its members are identified as islamic antisemite enablers even to the left, or to split factions within it (the stalinists vs the islamists). Rank and file jews are not duped by theses goons anymore, at least that's what I hope. Some non-PC jewish orgs sent a communique noting how shameful was that incident, especially since they clearly identify the islamic ennemy and can't help notice PdV is the only non islamo-collaborator mainstream pol, and Alain Finkielkraut, noted anti-idiotarian jewish intellectual (not the pitiful buffoon Bernard Henry Lévy!!!) expressed his disgust too. In 2002, about 20% of french jews voted for Le Pen, even though he is (justly, IMHO) seen as an antisemite... BUT, he was also the only leader to stand up to the colonization of France. Now, with the national Front turning toward muslims and the antiglobo left (sort of), I wonder if the catholic De Villiers will benefit from that sympathy. Anyway, 2007 (2006?) presidential elections will be crucial. Either there is an earthquake and PdV or JMLP is elected (very, very, *very* unlikely), with then much trouble to follow, or France's deathspiral will goes on, only faster, with Nicolas Sarkozy (allowing foreigners to vote, funding mosques with taxpayers money, "updating" the law on State/Church separation to favorize "french islam",...) or Lionel Jospin/Ségolène Royal/Laurent Fabius... (a pure-breed old school tranzi socialist, need I to say more?), or Dominique Galouzeau "de Villepin" (like Yacoub Ben shirak, only able to wax bad grandiloquent poetry),... Frankly, I believe it's hopeless, and we're getting screwed, and will cease to exist as a functioning Nation circa 2020-2030 (talking heads see an ethnic war à la Yugoslavia circa 2010-2012). Farewell, France, I'll miss you, not your Elites. Enlightened since 1789, gaullo-communist since 1945, statist since 1958, progressive since 1968, technocratic since 1974, socialist since 1981, dhimmi since 2002 (and full of pseudo intellectuals who make such recapitulation like this out of their *ss, that would be me). What an interesting run. Tens of thousands of people protesting racism and anti-Semitism held marches in France Sunday in memory of a Jewish kidnap victim tortured and killed by a violent extortion gang. Jewish and anti-racism groups organising the main rally in Paris said up to 200,000 people walked through the east of the capital, from Place de la Repblique to Nation, past the mobile telephone shop on Boulevard Voltaire where the 23-year-old murdered man, Ilan Halimi, worked. Police put their number at 33,000. Some lit candles or released white balloons as they passed the shop, while others sang the French national anthem or chanted Jewish prayers. The Paris demonstration included figures from across the political spectrum, including interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, Socialist party head Francois Hollande and former Prime minister Lionel Jospin, as well as the leaders of rights groups, unions, student bodies, and Jewish and Muslim associations. Religious personalities, including Dalil Boubakeur, head of the Paris Mosque and chairman of the Council of Muslims in France, and Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, were also present in the forefront of the march. Notably absent, however, were members of the victim’s family. Ilan Halimi's mother Ruth and two sisters, Anne-Laure and Yael, announced they wouldn't attend the demonstration but they stressed that they were moved by the marchers' solidarity. They denied that their decision to stay away from the march was linked to the participation of extreme-right officials. Some of Ilan's friends, who have been working him in the mobile phone shop, also stayed away because, they told French television, of “the presence of extreme-right officials.” One far-right politician who attempted to participate, Philippe de Villiers, leader of the Movement for France party, was forcibly expelled by private security guards employed by the organisers, while members of the xeonophobic National Front party led by Jean-Marie Le Pen did not attend, police said, despite vows to do so. Roger Cukierman, head of the umbrella group of Jewish secular associations in France (CRIF), which organised the marches with two left-wing anti-racism groups, said: "It’s important for French society to realise that little anti-Semite and racist prejudices can have terrible consequences." Silent marches of between 1,000 and 2,000 people also took place in the cities of Lyon, Nice, Bordeaux, Marseille and Strasbourg with demonstrators carrying pictures of Halimi and banners reading "Rest in Peace, Ilan". In London, a crowd of about 50 sympathisers gathered in front of the French embassy to remember the victim, in what ambassador Gerard Erreta said was "a show of solidarity and vigilance," in the face of anti-semitism. In Jerusalem several hundred Israelis of French origin demonstrated in solidarity with French Jews following the murder. "The martyrdom of Ilan reminds us that anti-semitism still kills 60 years after Auschwitz," Rabbi Jacques Gruenwald told the gathering. Sunday's demonstration in Paris was the largest since 1990 when around 200,000 people took on the streets of the capital four days after Jewish tombstones were desecrated in the cemetery of the southern city of Carpentras. For the first time since WWII, then France’s President, Francois Mitterrand, and the country’s Prime Minister, Michel Rocard lead the march. Government spokesman The French government was wary about drawing too heavy a link between the criminal gang responsible for Halimi’s murder and anti-Jewish sentiment, however. Past incidents in which apparently anti-Semitic crimes turned out to be staged or committed for other motives seemed to lie behind its cautious stance. A government spokesman, Jean-Francois Cope, told French radio that while there were "strong suspicions" of anti-Semitic motives in "this horrible affair", investigators were still getting to the bottom of the case. "Absolutely everything must be done to know all the details" before conclusions about racism or anti-Semitism were drawn, he said. Halimi’s abduction and murder has sent shockwaves through the country, and raised tensions between France’s large Jewish and Muslim communities. Gang leader to be extradited within a week Halimi, 23, was kidnapped in January by the gang, which, among other tacticts, apparently used young women as bait to lure men into a trap. According to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot one of these women was a 16-year-old Iranian. He was held for three weeks while his abductors sent ransom demands to his family. On February 13, Halimi was discovered, naked, bound and gagged, with horrific burns and stab injuries, alongside a railway track near Paris. He died while being taken to hospital. Tipped off by one of the "sex-bait" women, police quickly swooped on a number of suspects, which has grown to 17 with recent arrests. The alleged ringleader, identified by prosecutors as Youssef Fofana, 25, was arrested in the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan and France has requested his extradition. Fofana, a convicted petty criminal of Ivorian origin and with French citizenship, is suspected of being behind two other extortion rackets that involved threatening doctors, businessmen and minor celebrities. Questioned by police, he allegedly said the gang targeted Halimi because he was presumed as a Jew to be wealthy, but denied being the killer or that anti-Semitism was the motive. Police said they had confirmation that four of six other potential kidnap victims tracked by the gang were also Jewish. "He has shown no remorse, no regret," an investigator said of Fofana, who was expected to be extradited to France within a week. On Saturday, two of the young women and a male suspect were placed under formal criminal investigation as a precursor to being charged on kidnapping and illegal detention counts. Although the gang allegedly includes whites, blacks and Arabs, media attention has focused on its Muslim members, stoking animosity between members of France’s 600,000-strong Jewish community and the five-million-strong Muslim population. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #5 Get 'em 5089! Highlighter is cheap, truth is dear. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-02-27 17:12 |
| #4 Of course, A5089. I really like reading your comments, and without your added insight, we would be a lot longer in interpreting the article. And more than likely, wrong. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-02-27 15:18 |
| #3 didn't realize it was so long, but there was some half-truths and falsehoods in this article I wanted to precise (some very PC, like the "5 millions muslims", official figure is 6 millions, and truth is closer to 8-10 millions, as there is probably about 12 millions+ non-europeans in France, total pop being between 62-63 millions, figure is often put ca. 15% muslims or more). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-02-27 15:04 |
| #2 www.blogspot.com ;-) |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-02-27 14:56 |
| #1 Damn, highlight is longer than the article, what an egomaniac. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-02-27 14:42 |