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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
French-Jewish Socialist chased away from May 1 event near Lyon
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A crowd of protesters in France prompt police to extract a Jewish Socialist Party politician from an event celebrating International Workers’ Day.
Officers accompany Raphaël Glucksmann away from the May 1 event in Saint-Étienne, a heavily Muslim suburb of Lyon, the France Bleu radio station reports.
Protesters chanted: “Glucksmann, get lost, France is not yours.” This is an adaptation of “Zionist, get lost, France is not yours,” which many observers believe is an antisemitic slogan disguised as a political message against Zionism.
???????? FLASH | Le candidat socialiste aux élections européennes, Raphaël Glucksmann, a été évacué de la manifestation du 1ᵉʳ mai après avoir été la cible de jets de peinture.
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