General Policy

The success of the petition against the Yadan Law demonstrates the power of citizen protests and reminds us that we are still—for now—living in a democracy with the limited power to effect change. It is time to put an end to this “newspeak” that consists of talking a lot but doing nothing. The massacres in … Read more

You all remember the Schrödinger  paradox of a cat who is simultaneously dead and alive. This one of the greatest mathematicians of all times explained why with quantal mathematics , nothing can be precisely determined, it is all a question of probability.Now, trump does better than that. Thus, the war in Iran is simultaneously already … Read more

With over 600,000 signatures, the Yadan Law—this nefarious bill that would label any protester opposing the massacres in Gaza and elsewhere (Lebanon, the West Bank, and the occupied territories) as anti-Semitic—is on its last legs. As usual, the Socialists seem to want to “abstain” after Hollande, Guedj, and others were among the signatories supporting this … Read more

Just imagine: you take to the streets to protest for Tibet, Cambodia, or the massacre in Sudan—no problem, freedom of expression is guaranteed by the Constitution of a country that is (still) democratic. But if, by some misfortune, you protest against Israel to stop the massacre/genocide/slaughter (take your pick) in Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine, … Read more

The flotillas to Gaza have all ended the same way: an invasion by Israeli soldiers, with the participants detained until they sign a statement—preferably one saying they were treated well… or even that they have no complaints against Israel. And the ships were confiscated when they weren’t sunk or destroyed by drones. Moreover, this constitutes … Read more

To all the unwavering supporters of Israel, no matter what happens and no matter what Netanyahu and his clique do, please take a moment to look at the facts—and nothing but the facts. Forget for a moment October 7—despite the unforgivable massacres—the anti-Semitism allegedly caused by Muslims rather than Christians, contrary to the facts and … Read more

In France, as in Great Britain and Germany, any criticism of Israel is considered anti-Semitism, a racist aberration that can only be supported by politicians who have no sense of history or international law. To argue that massacres can and should be defended everywhere except when it comes to Israel, because it is a country … Read more

The technique of bombarding the world with fake news nonstop (in addition to bombs in Iran) is profitable. We can no longer talk about anything other than his moods and grandiloquent, empty phrases. It is becoming difficult to understand Americans, whose “American Dream and way of life” was not long ago held up as an … Read more

This phrase is generally attributed to Prince Charles, Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was a unique figure in French political history, having served during the Revolution, then under Napoleon’s empire, and then during the Restoration under Louis XVIII. He had remarkable longevity and an incredible ability to “adapt” to the mood of the moment. This phrase … Read more

Today, moments of pleasure are rare, with the media owned by those who are hostile to democracies and forget the consequences we experienced 80 years ago… Human memory seems to work in such a way that, within two or three generations, forgetfulness prevails and we repeat the same dreams of letting a powerful figure or … Read more

No sensible person with any sense of honesty can ignore the evidence that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Israelis have committed irreparable acts in GAZA. I challenge Israel’s defenders to forget for a second the biblical causes, anti-Semitism, October 7, etc., and examine the facts and nothing but the facts, and … Read more

Two important decisions were made by France on the same day.  Acting on orders from magistrates, the police raided Musk’s offices in France on charges of child pornography and undermining the democratic process on X, seizing computers and everything else they could find. Musk is furious, and we understand why. We finally think to ourselves, … Read more

The title is in keeping with the current atmosphere, but if it were adopted by the assembly and not rejected by the Constitutional Council, it would challenge the constitution and the foundations of our republic.  Under the title “Proposed law to combat renewed forms of anti-Semitism, No. 575, tabled on Tuesday, November 19, 2024,” it … Read more

It is becoming difficult to challenge the fact that Israel has committed in the last 2 years a genocide by al possible definitions. If this word sounds to you as an infamy, you might use another one -war crimes, ethnic cleansing, mass killing etc. But the facts remain.  Recently, Israel has suspended humanitarian organisations that … Read more

Eva Ilouz’s article (Le Monde, December 19) suggests that anti-Zionism is inherently anti-Semitic because it denies Jews the right to have a homeland like all other peoples/religions: “Anti-Zionism questions the very legitimacy of nationalism and the Jewish national home” and is therefore anti-Semitic. Analyzing the history of anti-Semitism and the view of Jews as despicable … Read more

Netanyahu’s father succeeded Jabotinsky, who already in the 1920s and 1930s advocated for a solely Jewish state from the Jordan River to the sea. The symbol of this party of terrorists, declared as such by the British but also by Ben-Gurion’s Jewish establishment, was a fist over the entire land of Palestine. It should be … Read more

There is no doubt that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been imported into the West and weighs heavily in many areas, notably by increasing anti-Semitism. The question I ask myself is that of the apparent coincidence between this importation and the sudden decline of democracy and the rise of authoritarian regimes. One cannot help but be … Read more

To those of you who believed that Israel is a great democracy and that the IDF is the most moral army in the world, that the destruction of Gaza and the massacres in the West Bank are the result of the terrorist attacks of October 7, read the following facts, which are proven, solid, demonstrated, … Read more

It is well known that when people submit to dictatorship by censoring themselves, consciously or not, it is a sign that democracy is failing and that dictatorship is on the horizon. The conflict in Israel is growing and has worrying repercussions here in this regard. 1) At the Collège de France, Henri Laurens—certainly the foremost … Read more

Let’s summarize. The slick US president is eagerly awaiting the Nobel Prize “because he stopped eight wars and saved millions of lives”… including wars that never existed (Albania and Azerbaijan??) meaning Armenia, I presume, but this one, like the others, has not really been resolved, nor has the one between India and Pakistan… So giving … Read more

The subject is highly inflammatory with politicians in most Western countries, and the right and far right have seized upon this conflation. This theme suits them, allowing them to chip away at our rights and freedoms in general. In England, for example—the mother of democracies—hundreds of people are imprisoned for showing support for Palestine, and … Read more

It seems to me that the honor of the Peace Prize would be enhanced if it respected basic morality. It should be awarded to  Francesca Albanese for saving the honor of international institutions and revealing the extent of the genocide and the collaboration of Western companies and states that are sinking and will pay for having … Read more

Contrary to popular belief, the notion of the Jewish people as the chosen people is supposed to represent their status as witnesses to the universality of the one God who created man—all men—in his image. This is the notion of ‘witness’ (‘ED’ in Hebrew). The universality of Judaism, which has contributed so much to history, … Read more

The genocide in Gaza and the ongoing massacres in the West Bank, which has been occupied since 1967, prove that a solution to the conflict is not imminent. Zionism wants all the land without the Palestinian inhabitants, and all laws and actions are consistent with this goal and are, moreover, unconsciously accepted as such by … Read more

The rewriting of history is a hallmark of dictators and the far right. It is, of course, accompanied by the destruction of all laws and instruments of control by those in power with the aim of establishing a dictatorship. Since Gramsci, we have known the importance of this process, which inspires would-be dictators and has … Read more

In 1944, the Nazis deprived the provinces of the Netherlands that were densely populated in the west, near the major rivers, of food. Known as the “Winter of Hunger,” this blockade was intended to punish the Dutch for their reluctance to support the Nazi war effort. Food and fuel supplies from agricultural areas were cut off. The undisputed … Read more

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion said in 1948: “That’s it, we’re just like everyone else, we even have Jewish prostitutes!” In 80 years, the Jews of Israel have shown that they have nothing to envy of the massacres carried out by the Belgians, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Germans, Australians, Japanese, Yankees, etc. in the countries they colonized, … Read more

I am not politically aligned with you, but I respect your office and your election. Clearly, your second term is ending badly, with little to leave behind in history. Your only achievements so far are the inclusion of the right to abortion in the constitution and a few fair and memorable inductions into the Panthéon. … Read more

We are left speechless to see that genocide is taking place before our very eyes and that European (and US) democracies are turning a blind eye when they are not directly participating in the carnage. It is impossible for anyone in good faith to deny that genocide is taking place in Gaza. All the boxes … Read more