Macron has condemned the deadly attack by the Palestinian militant Hamas group and voiced solidarity with Israel. "This event is an earthquake for Israel, the Middle East, and beyond," Macron said in a TV address shortly after the announcement of the ban. "Let's not pursue at-home ideological adventures by imitating or projecting. Let's not add, through illusions or calculations, domestic divides to international divides. The shield of unity will protect us from hatred and excesses." The several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators ignored the prohibitions and gathered in the historic Place de la Republique on Thursday in the French capital in separate groups. The demonstrators whistled, clapped, and also sang slogans in French including "We are all Palestinian" and "Palestine will live, Palestine will prevail." They were also chanting "Israel murderer" and "Macron accomplice." The ban on pro-Palestinian rallies is "not normal under the rule of law," one attendee named Ryan told Reuters. "In France, the great country that they say France is, you cannot demonstrate as is your right, freely. Unfortunately, freedom is no longer here, and we are forced to defy French law, as one would say, and demonstrate to show the truth." "We live in a country of civil law, a country where we have the right to take a stand and to demonstrate. [It is unfair] to forbid for one side and to authorize for the other," said 29-year-old Charlotte Vautier, an employee at a non-profit who took part in the rally. The cops used teargas and water cannons to break up the banned rallies, which enraged the rioters even more. (Related: Student groups call for the targeting of Israeli CIVILIANS in pro-Palestine "Day of Resistance" protests.)Demonstrators in Paris rally in support of Palestine against the Israeli aggression despite the government complete ban on all pro-Palestine protests
French police currently warning marchers to end the protest and leave the scene pic.twitter.com/3HzBbX0E89 — Hussein (@EyesOnSouth1) October 12, 2023
France is home to Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish communities. The Middle East conflict has often stoked domestic tensions in the past. Since the Hamas cross-border attack from Gaza on Saturday October 7th, the cops have arrested more than 20 people in dozens of antisemitic acts, including harassment of Jewish children by fellow pupils at school, the government said on Wednesday.BREAKING: Police fire tear gas at pro-Palestine protesters in Paris after France orders ban on all pro-Palestinian protestspic.twitter.com/8xowi5D446
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 12, 2023
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