He denounces a “political mistake”. The leader of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, estimated on Thursday that Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné made a mistake when he declared that accusing Israel of “genocide” was tantamount to “crossing a moral threshold” and by Insoumis accused them of having “no clarity about Hamas.” “. On Wednesday, the new foreign minister told the National Assembly: “Accusing the Jewish state of genocide crosses a moral threshold. The concept of genocide must not be exploited for political purposes.”
“If you are foreign minister of a country that is a party to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Prohibition of the Crime of Genocide, you must weigh every word and every comma. “To speak in this way is to suggest that a conclusion of the International Court of Justice which (…) would rule on genocide would not be accepted by France, which considered it a transgression,” denounced the three-time candidate. from the Radical Links to the presidential election. Political leaders cannot express themselves through “bloody strokes”, “approximate formulas” or under the influence of “emotions”, claimed Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Thursday, who was in The Hague last week to appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). ) of South Africa, which accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza.
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During his stay in Lebanon this week, Jean-Luc Mélenchon stated that he met the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Joseph Aoun, and the Foreign Minister. L'Insoumis stated that he had taken part in “an extensive working session with the staff of the French Embassy” on site.
“Cloweria”
The founder of LFI, who gave a press conference after a trip to Lebanon, also announced that the rebel MP Éric Coquerel was in the process of putting together “the largest and most extensive delegation possible” with, ideally, “French parliamentarians from every corner.” to get to Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza. Regarding this delegation, which must soon travel to Rafah, the founder of LFI explained that “the approval of the Egyptians” has “arrived”. When asked about a possible presence on his part, Jean-Luc Mélenchon explained “not to run after strenuous journeys”.
His return to the airport on Wednesday evening was disrupted by activists from the anti-Semitism collective We Live, who shouted: “Rebellious, Hamas says thank you.” “Nobody attacked me, they waved signs saying stupid things,” commented he simply said and spoke of “clowning”.