In a blog post published on June 2, Mélenchon wrote that antisemitism in France was “residual” and “absent” from pro-Palestinian rallies, which led to him being accused of downplaying the significance of antisemitism despite a surge in reported antisemtic acts since the start of the war in Gaza. “Echoes are coming from everywhere of Jewish communities in Europe and France saying ‘not in our name’,” he argued.
Macron’s Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti accused Mélenchon more frontally during a demonstration against antisemitism on Wednesday. “Antisemitism is not residual in France,” he said. “Inflammatory words lead to fire.”
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