A silent march with white clothes and scarvesTwo symbolic buildings were united for peace in Paris this Sunday: the Institute for the Arab World and Museum of Art and History of Judaismto demand peace in the Middle East.
Several thousand people set off, mostly along the banks Signin response to the call of around 600 artists and figures of French culture, many of them of Jewish or Muslim origin, to sign a manifesto under the collective name “Another Voice”, led by the actress Lubna Azabal.
The march was led by a white banner, behind which were figures such as actresses Isabelle Adjani or Emmanuelle Béart, next to Azabal, or the former Minister of Culture and Director of the Arab World Institute, Jack Lang.
The call manifest has been requested “a silent, supportive, humanistic and peaceful march” to demand an “immediate end” to the “fratricidal war” between Israelis and Palestinians.
“We want peace, the Israeli and Palestinian victims hurt us equally,” said the actress and author during the event. Isabelle Carre, who emphasized this “We don’t want to choose sides.”
“The idea is to have a different voice, not to choose a side,” agreed another of the organisers, actress Julie Gayet, on RTL radio before the start, insisting they had been searching “Really a march of unity and encounter.”
Also taking part was Culture Minister Rima Abul Malak, who emphasized to BFMTV the importance of the march’s message in favor of dialogue and urged not to “import the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into our home.”
France is a country heavily affected by the current conflict in the Middle Eastas it is home to the third largest Jewish community in the world (after Israel and the USA) and the largest Muslim community in Europe.