“This is enough!” exclaims Alain Belhassen, known for his moderation and willingness to engage in dialogue. The President of the South East section of CRIF denounces the “lies and manipulation,” “hypocrisy and biased treatment of the so-called humanitarian flotilla issue”: “humanitarians manipulated, according to him, by Islamist organizations.” “Humanitarians,” he further explains, “were asked by the father of Gilad Shalit to request a Red Cross visit with the jailers, and they refused!” A supporter of the creation of a Palestinian state that also ensures the vital security of the Hebrew state and an advocate of fruitful dialogue with the Muslim community, he finds it “unacceptable” that “religious members of UOIF (Union of Islamic Organizations of France) called to express their hatred of a state.” “The gathering,” explains the President of CRIF South East, “will also be an opportunity to express our indignation against the delegitimization of Israel, which is decidedly the ‘Jew’ of the nations as in the worst times of anti-Semitism.”
In parallel with the rally in Nice, identical support demonstrations will be organized across France to show the solidarity of the Jewish community of France with a state of Israel “unjustly stigmatized.” In Paris, a meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 7:30 PM at the Human Rights Esplanade, Place du Trocadéro.
