“These attacks are the result of months of hatred and slander cleverly orchestrated by (La France Insoumise) and others,” Glucksmann wrote about after the incident.
The far-left La France Insoumise party and the Communist Party have both accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza; Glucksmann refused to use the term genocide and called support for Palestine a “point of view.”
Speaking after the attack, Glucksmann called those who harassed him undemocratic, adding that he saw no problem in condemning Hamas while “fighting for the carnage in Gaza to stop.”
Following the incident, LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said he did not agree with Glucksmann’s expulsion from the demonstration, but added that the socialist leader’s actions had upset the supporters of LFI. He also has asked Glucksmann to apologize for having accused LFI activists of having expelled him from the march.
Earlier this month, LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard said Glucksmann was losing “2,000 followers a week because of Gaza on Instagram,” adding that he was gradually losing the youth segment he had captured on Instagram. the Uyghur question “by refusing to talk about the genocide (in Gaza). ).”
Some 200,000 protesters took to the streets of French cities on Wednesday, according to Sophie Binet, general secretary of the French trade union federation CGT.
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