Several thousand people gathered Wednesday night near the Iranian embassy in Paris
They were protesting against the recent statements of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calling for "wiping Israel off the card. They were
4000-5000 demonstrators according to organizers, 1,800 according to police headquarters. The singer Rika Zarai, filmmaker Alexandre Arcady and writer Marek Halter, also attended.
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF), the Central Consistory (Union of Jewish communities in France), the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) were asked to participate in this gathering.
Besides leaders of Jewish organizations, representatives of Licra (International League against Racism and Antisemitism), SOS Racisme, the League of Human Rights, several political parties (UMP, PS, UDF, Greens) and the Conference of Bishops of France have condemned the remarks of President Ahmadinejad.
"Iran murderer", "Mullahs murderers", "Israel is eternal, Israel lives, Israel will win, "chanted the crowd between the speeches.
" We solemnly urge the Iranian president to reconsider his statements "said Joseph Zrihen, vice president of CRIF. If he does not, " we will call for sanctions copies," he said. He said there was "a genuine causal " between the "ignoble call " President Ahmadinejad "The terrorist attacks " occurred in Israel since.
The CRIF was asked by mail to be received by the Iranian ambassador to Paris but said Wednesday night he had not received a response.
Former Secretary of State for Victims' rights, Nicole Guedj, national secretary of the UMP in charge of human rights, drew cheers from the crowd when she said that the UMP and its president Nicolas Sarkozy had "greatly touched" the Iranian President's remarks.
On behalf of the PS, the chairman of the PS group in the National Assembly Jean-Marc Ayrault asked that the UN " states showed the strongest .
Source: France 2
They were protesting against the recent statements of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calling for "wiping Israel off the card. They were
4000-5000 demonstrators according to organizers, 1,800 according to police headquarters. The singer Rika Zarai, filmmaker Alexandre Arcady and writer Marek Halter, also attended.
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF), the Central Consistory (Union of Jewish communities in France), the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) were asked to participate in this gathering.
Besides leaders of Jewish organizations, representatives of Licra (International League against Racism and Antisemitism), SOS Racisme, the League of Human Rights, several political parties (UMP, PS, UDF, Greens) and the Conference of Bishops of France have condemned the remarks of President Ahmadinejad.
"Iran murderer", "Mullahs murderers", "Israel is eternal, Israel lives, Israel will win, "chanted the crowd between the speeches.
" We solemnly urge the Iranian president to reconsider his statements "said Joseph Zrihen, vice president of CRIF. If he does not, " we will call for sanctions copies," he said. He said there was "a genuine causal " between the "ignoble call " President Ahmadinejad "The terrorist attacks " occurred in Israel since.
The CRIF was asked by mail to be received by the Iranian ambassador to Paris but said Wednesday night he had not received a response.
Former Secretary of State for Victims' rights, Nicole Guedj, national secretary of the UMP in charge of human rights, drew cheers from the crowd when she said that the UMP and its president Nicolas Sarkozy had "greatly touched" the Iranian President's remarks.
On behalf of the PS, the chairman of the PS group in the National Assembly Jean-Marc Ayrault asked that the UN " states showed the strongest .
Source: France 2
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