The Collective 06 for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East had called for a popular mobilization.
Proof that when we want to reconcile the freedom of the right to demonstrate and the respect of democratic rules, namely above all the respect for others, anything becomes possible. In the interest of everyone, the demonstrators who can express their ideas and the non-demonstrators who have the right to be left in peace.
In this context, the demonstration in support of peace and the Palestinian people was exemplary: Not a single overflow, nor an inappropriate act, not even a single chair overturned…
The demonstrators, more than a thousand, did not deviate a millimeter from the organizers’ guidelines: no incidents and the dissuasive vigilance of the National Police ensured the rest.
The proof? The orchestra playing its tunes at the music kiosk was not minimally disturbed and was able to continue its program without interruption despite the passage of the procession.
A few slogans punctuated the march of the protesters which, after departing from Place Masséna, concluded at Place Garibaldi where, some daring youths, raised the Palestinian flag on the statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi*.
Who knows, if the hero of the Two Worlds and great adventurer would have found his role in this conflict?
For the moment, it is another eminent Nice citizen, Mayor Christian Estrosi, who was criticized by the demonstrators for having “taken sides with Israel,” the activists say.
In the end, the Collective 06, which was the organizer, will have scored points in its favor for the perfect success of the gathering.
