"Anti-Semitism is always the first form of rejection of the other"said Emmanuel Macron during the commemorations of the 75e anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Auschwitz camp in Jerusalem. Forty foreign leaders are gathered for these ceremonies, with the program combating anti-Semitism in the West and the Iranian issue.
In front of hundreds of guests, Mr. Macron wondered:
"What more beautiful symbol than to see us here all united and united, to do useful work to fight against denial like resentment or speeches of revenge?" "
"Today, in our democracies, anti-Semitism is re-emerging, violent, brutal. He's there. And with him his procession of hatred and intolerance; racism with him, he continued. Anti-Semitism is not only the problem of the Jews, no, it is first of all the problem of others. Because every time in our stories, he preceded the collapse, he said our weakness. "
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"There cannot be another Shoah"
Before the French President, the Israeli Prime Minister urged the international community to take swift action against "The tyrants of Tehran" in order to avoid a "Other Holocaust" at the opening of the commemorations. "I call on all governments to join the vital effort to face Iran, underlined Benjamin Nétanyahou. There cannot be another Shoah ”.
The speech of the French head of state comes after those of the American vice-president, Mike Pence, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: the first called for "Stay firm" facing Iran and the second to act against "Tyrants of Tehran" in order to avoid a "Other Holocaust". "Israel must do everything in its power to defend itself", he added.
According to Netanyahu, Iran is threatening the very existence of the Hebrew state through its nuclear and ballistic program. Tehran categorically denies that it wants to develop a nuclear program for military purposes. The Iranian question was discussed during the meeting on Wednesday between MM. Macron and Netanyahu, who urges Paris to impose sanctions on Tehran, like the United States does.
On Thursday, US Vice President Mike Pence also called from Jerusalem the international community to "Stay firm" facing Iran. "We must prepare to face the tidal wave of anti-Semitism (…) We must therefore remain firm in the face of the first state to supply anti-Semitism", he said, before appointing "The Islamic Republic of Iran".
