Has France chosen its side in the war which has been taking place since Saturday between Israel and Palestinian armed groups? The answer is yes, given recent developments. French authorities have decided to ban two pro-Palestine demonstrations which were to take place on Thursday in Paris. The ban order was taken “taking into account the risks of disturbances to public order”, the Paris police headquarters explained to AFP on Tuesday evening.
The two demonstrations were planned to take place at Place de La République at 6 p.m., at the call of the National Collective for a Just and Lasting Peace in Palestine, and the France Palestine Solidarity Association. The two pro-Palestine organizations are calling in particular for an end to the blockade imposed by Israel since 2007 on the Gaza Strip.
Several pro-Palestinian demonstrations have already been banned in several towns in the territory, due to “the risk of disturbances to public order”, as in Lyon on Monday.
These measures raise several questions according to observers, while the Eiffel Tower was lit up on Monday evening in the colors of the Israeli flag, in support of the Hebrew State after the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, launched on Saturday. morning by Hamas which left more than 1,100 dead and 2,500 injured in Israel. Thousands of pro-Israel protesters gathered to see the Paris monument light up in white and blue.
