Erik van Straten<p>Parijs: Amsterdam++?</p><p>Van Bezalel Smotrich, de Israëlische minister van defensie en nederzettingen, was al bekend dat hij de gehele West Bank wil annexeren. Gisteren zei hij (<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/11/middleeast/israeli-minister-annexation-occupied-west-bank-intl/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2024/11/11/mid</span><span class="invisible">dleeast/israeli-minister-annexation-occupied-west-bank-intl/index.html</span></a>) daarbij te hopen op steun van Trump.</p><p>A.s. woensdag zal Smotrich het controversiële "Israel Is Forever" gala in Parijs bijwonen. In een opiniestuk (<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/11/10/war-in-the-middle-east-israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-a-supremacist-and-revisionist-should-not-be-welcomed-in-france_6732288_23.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/11/10/war-in-the-middle-east-israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-a-supremacist-and-revisionist-should-not-be-welcomed-in-france_6732288_23.html</span></a>, alt: <a href="https://archive.is/MzBli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/MzBli</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) hekelen vooraanstaande figuren uit de Joodse gemeenschap in Frankrijk zijn komst naar Parijs.</p><p>Bovendien zal Smotrich donderdag toeschouwer zijn van de, nog steeds niet afgelaste, voetbalwedstrijd in Parijs (waar ook president Macron bij aanwezig zal zijn).</p><p>Volgens o.a. <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/76-rights-groups-set-to-file-lawsuit-to-arrest-smotrich-in-p" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/news/po</span><span class="invisible">litics/76-rights-groups-set-to-file-lawsuit-to-arrest-smotrich-in-p</span></a> spannen 76 mensenrechtengroepen een rechtszaak aan om een arrestatiebevel van Smotrich in Frankrijk af te dwingen.</p><p>De gemoederen in Parijs lijken ook hoog op te kunnen lopen doordat Betar, een oude Zionistische groepering geassocieerd met Netanyahu's Likud partij, oproept om woensdag en donderdag te gaan betogen in Parijs. Le Monde schreef ook (<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/11/10/macron-to-attend-france-israel-football-match-on-thursday_6732335_7.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2</span><span class="invisible">024/11/10/macron-to-attend-france-israel-football-match-on-thursday_6732335_7.html</span></a>):<br>❝<br>Yigal Brand, CEO of World Betar, said in a statement on Sunday that the movement, which is present worldwide and has links to the Israeli right, was "outraged at what has happened in Amsterdam." He called on group members and supporters to "gather Wednesday in Paris and Thursday at the soccer game, which is also being threatened."</p><p>"We are proud Zionists and have nothing to apologize for," Brand added in a statement.<br>❞</p><p>En uit <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/israeli-nationalists-plan-paris-events-government-warnings-stay-away-3375229" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inews.co.uk/news/world/israeli</span><span class="invisible">-nationalists-plan-paris-events-government-warnings-stay-away-3375229</span></a>:<br>❝<br>“We will be present in France this week with a group, and we say to the governments of the world surrendering to jihadis is unacceptable,” Betar said in a statement. “Now is the time to fight back and for people to stand up.”<br>[...]<br>The group describes members as “Bear Jews” in reference to a Nazi hunter character from the Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds.<br>❞</p><p>Tevens daaruit:<br>❝<br>A separate statement from Betar called for “mass deportation of jihadis, and jailings”, in reference to the alleged perpetrators of attacks on Israelis in Amsterdam last week.<br>❞</p><p>Met 4000 zijn er 5x zoveel politieagenten opgetrommeld als in Amsterdam afgelopen week.</p><p>Aanvulling 20:22: volgens onder meer <a href="https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/international-justice/universal-jurisdiction/israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-cancels-paris-visit-a-missed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fidh.org/en/issues/internation</span><span class="invisible">al-justice/universal-jurisdiction/israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-cancels-paris-visit-a-missed</span></a> heeft Smotrich zijn bezoek aan Parijs gecanceld. Uit <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/france/20241112-controversy-erupts-france-red-carpet-israel-forever-far-right-paris-gala-smotrich" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/france/2024111</span><span class="invisible">2-controversy-erupts-france-red-carpet-israel-forever-far-right-paris-gala-smotrich</span></a>:<br>❝<br>Smotrich's spokesperson said on Tuesday that he would not be travelling to France for the gala but did not rule out his taking part in the gala virtually.<br>❞</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Westbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westbank</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EthnicCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthnicCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Smotrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smotrich</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Betar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betar</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amsterdam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a></p>