Hugh Fitzgerald: The “Marche Blanche” For Mireille Knoll, Jean-Luc Melenchon, and Marine Le Pen

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Despite the many kindnesses over many years she  showed to her Muslim neighbor, Mireille Knoll was a Jew, and therefore, in her neighbor’s mind, guilty of every sort of evil. He chose to believe not his “lying eyes” that showed Mireille Knoll — even after being stricken with Parkinson’s, and wheelchair bound — as still kind, still welcoming toward him, but instead, those verses in the Qur’an that condemned all Jews including, of course, his 85-year-old, kindly, trusting neighbor, Mireille Knoll.

The silent march in honor of Mireille Knoll was organized by CRIF, the umbrella organization of French Jews, which disinvited two political figures, Jean-Luc Melenchon, from the far left, and Marine Le Pen, from the far right, as being “antisemitic.” When both did appear, nonetheless, they were booed by some in the crowd until they took themselves out of the march. One of Mireille Knoll’s sons said that he disagreed with this; he thought that anyone who wished to pay respects by joining the marche blanche should be permitted to do so.

My objection to the booing of the two political figures, who then left the march, is a different one. It is untrue that Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Melenchon are equivalent antisemites. Melenchon is a hard-left figure, with close ties to a group called “les indigenes de la republique,” who are anti-white racists (though many of their members are themselves French and white), and also virulently antisemitic. They are also, of course, pro- “Palestinian” and anti-Israel. Their “platform,” such as it is, declares that “the United States, in particular, but also the European Union and the State of Israel now constitute the main political centres where global colonial domination resides.” They resentfully natter on about “colonialism” being practiced inside France, by “white people” (and “les Juifs” too) against all those who belong to a colonized people. Who are these “colonized” people inside France? It is mainly Muslim Arabs (though they also include some black Africans), who are supposedly being treated in France as a “colonized” people.

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In truth, it is the other way round: in France, Muslim Arabs have arrived to settle by the millions, just like the French “colons” who went to Algeria, and like all colonizers, they take economic advantage of the “natives” (in this case, the French). They exploit the French taxpayers economically, by taking advantage of all conceivable benefits — free or heavily subsidized housing, free education, free medical care, unemployment payments (even when there has not been any employment to speak of), and family allowances, the amount received depending on family size (Muslim Arabs tend to have much larger families than the French).  Even though it has been 65 years since the last French pied noir left Algeria, les indigenes de la Republique insist that the “white French” are still exploiting the North Africans, both in France and in North Africa. It’s a crazy, through-the-looking-glass world, for these leftists, where the Muslim Arab recipients of French government generosity are indignantly described as “exploited” by the “colonialists” (that is, the French in their own country, France). The deep anti-white and antisemitic malice is on display here.

This is the company that Jean-Luc Melenchon keeps. He is, of course, an enthusiastic supporter of BDS, the boycott-and-divest movement — boycott Israeli goods, divest from Israeli stocks — that right now is the main focus of anti-Israel animus in the West. Melenchon has also, unsurprisingly given his far-left views on everything, consistently defended Islam. He refused in 2017 to admit that there was even the slightest  problem at all with Islam, stating in a televised debate with Marine Le Pen  that “il n’y a pas de probleme avec l’Islam en France.” (“There is no problem with Islam in France”).

But Marine Le Pen is a different matter. She does not share, but is appalled by, her father’s dismissal of the Holocaust as a “minor detail” of World War II and his other antisemitic remarks. In fact, she has been at war with him for years, and finally had him expelled from the party he founded, for precisely such views. She has repeatedly declared her support for the state of Israel. She has, however, said one disturbing thing that her CRIF critics can focus on: she does not consider that the government of France should be held responsible for the Vel d’Hiv roundup of French Jews in 1942, because she believes that the legitimate government of France at the time was the one in London, that of the Free French under De Gaulle. For Marine Le Pen, the Vichy regime was illegitimate, not making decisions on its own, but taking its orders from the German occupiers. Is that view, which exculpates France while still indicting the collaborationist Vichy regime, enough of a reason to prevent her from participating in the march in memory of Mireille Knoll, which was also a chance to express, silently, outrage at Muslim antisemitism and at the failure of the French authorities to adequately defend French Jews? Did it make sense for CRIF to prevent the participation in the march of a political figure who has become one of the most consistent defenders of Israel and of French Jews and, also, one of the chief critics of Islam and of Muslims in France? French Jews now need all the allies they can get. Marine Le Pen is one of them. Jean-Luc Melenchon is not.

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Bradley Lexvold
Bradley Lexvold
5 years ago

Good article. It’s always difficult who to find for an ally as we all have different priorities and this gets in the way of unity. Unity seems to always be fleeting for as soon as unity is used to meet an objective, it quickly dissolves.

MULSIM MURDERERS IN FRANCE
MULSIM MURDERERS IN FRANCE
5 years ago

If I was a French Jew I would make plans to leave France ASAP.

France is a disgusting dirty country.

When the Muslim population of any country grows the violence against Jews begins. Muslims make life difficult for Jewish people wherever they live.

The horrific murders of 85 year old Mireille Knoll and 65 Sarah Halimi have not gotten the media coverage they deserve. The reason the media and newspapers have ignored these horrific and sad stories is because the men who committed these horrible crimes against two Jewish women are MUSLIMS quoting the Quran.

Mireille Knoll and Sarah Halimi were both Jewish and their tragic stories were ignored by the left-wing pro-Muslim media.

There should be outrage that these two women were murdered in such a brutal way simply because they were Jewish by Muslims.

Muslims can do no wrong even when they are quoting the Quran and brutally murdering two elderly defenseless Jewish women in France.

I hope GD avenges their deaths and soon.

katzkiner
katzkiner
5 years ago

Greetings from America!
Rape & murder of women is getting to be a risky proposition in the USA.
The ladies are arming up !
In the states we have a saying,
“God made all men equal, Samuel Colt gave the ladies a say.”
Alli Akybar yourselves Muhammad!comment imagecomment image

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
5 years ago

“French Jews now need all the allies they can get. Marine Le Pen is one of them. Jean-Luc Melenchon is not”. That is a fact, it is time for those who have similar values to unite, not divide.

Bradley Lexvold
Bradley Lexvold
5 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

What I’ve run into repeatedly is you think you have similar values, only to find out the differences are too great, and that an association would prove embarrassing. It is one thing to embarrass yourself, it is quite another to embarrass all who stand with you because you made an alliance with people or a group that has values you find Jerry Springerish.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
5 years ago

Can’t win them all, now can we? Never would form any association with any who thought they would inform me what to think.

Bradley Lexvold
Bradley Lexvold
5 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Keep hoping to find a group that just needs a little tweaking, just some small items that can be sorted through. Most around here are 15 steps behind and watch TV for news or get from one site. There’s some anarcapitolist that meet every year in Acapulco, their libertarians, and I’d fit right in. They think WAY outside the box.

Harrie Mossel
Harrie Mossel
5 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

you’re right, Marine Le Pen did not choose her father, in fact no one can! I’ve always had enormous differences of thought and other matters with my parents, so why not she? If her charm and femininity have captivated me…well, I am guilty as charged! G’d gave us brains so that we can think for ourselves and Marine is no exemtion.
If the catholics leave the thinking to the Pope and the priests, “tant pis pour eux!” The same applies to evangelicals who have the televangelists think for them. As far as “the others” are concerned, their “religion” programmes them to utter submission from day one of their miserable existence, using their brains (if any) is reserved to the cunning conmen a.k.a. imams…
Last but not least, I am extremely happy to have received this edition of the GR, which has been under a massive attack by hackers, I’ve missed your witty comments for more than 4 days in a row, they are balm for my soul!
Have a wonderful day,
Harrie

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
5 years ago
Reply to  Harrie Mossel

Thank you, this forum is the one for those who appreciate the finer things of commenting.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
5 years ago

” He refused in 2017 to admit that there was even the slightest problem at all with Islam, stating in a televised debate with Marine Le Pen that “il n’y a pas de probleme avec l’Islam en France.” (“There is no problem with Islam in France”)” That is without a doubt the stupidest statement a french politician has ever made. Unless, he is a muslim who sees the overthrow of the secular goverment of france as desirable.

Daniel Aaron Vásquez
Daniel Aaron Vásquez
5 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Melenchon est un con! I.e. Melenchon is a moron without touch with reality, it is obvious that he doesn’t realize that muslim satrapies do not tolerate left wing thinking and that muslim “activists” in France demand more and more and more, you give them an inch and they demand a mile…

lostlegends
lostlegends
5 years ago

A modest proposal. Identify Fitzgerald, accomplishments, work, etc. For all I know his/her name is not Hugh Fitzgerald. Let’s pull back the drapery and let us see who the wizard is. I decline to read stuff that is not attributed, IDed. Call it honesty.

Dubbie Alenichev
Dubbie Alenichev
5 years ago

Why by the mass movement of millions of muslims? Oh, yes. The Barcelona Declaration. Never heard of it? Globalists line their pockets deep in dinar, in exchange for arabs’ “free movement of goods, services AND people from muslim countries into Europe.” Don’t believe me? Here’s more than that- here are some sources:

http://balder.org/avisartikler/Barcelona-Declaration-Euro-Mediterranean-English.php

http://www.cirnow.com.au/barcelona-declaration/

https://www.facebook.com/simon.abie/videos/10211716536804059/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_for_the_Mediterranean

http://balder.org/avisartikler/David-Miliband-Speech-on-European-African-Integration-20071115.php

With regards to mass immigration of those most unlikely to ever assimilate, note the sunny-side-up posture enforced upon media here: https://www.spj.org/divguidelines.asp

A plethora of documents form EU, et al, for your continued bemusement: http://balder.org/articles/hatespeech/EU-Official-Documents-Index.php

That there is such an arrangement is absolutely irrefragable. That there are ramifications involved that mean the destruction of civilized European nations is monstrously unconscionable.

Bradley Lexvold
Bradley Lexvold
5 years ago

Just started looking at your links and THANK YOU for providing them. This dates back a long time. From what I’ve seen so far ” monstrously unconscionable” isn’t strong enough. We don’t get to see what goes on behind the scenes and have to speculate until proof is out. This is an age old thing, we expect others who took positions to look after us, to keep that as their priority. Treason is a word that doesn’t get used enough, or people don’t know what it means or don’t even understand the concept.

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