WORLD WORLDWIDE FRANCE News Journal Update - (en) France, UCL montpellier: MONTPELLIER AGAINST APARTHEID PALESTINE SOLIDARITY (fr, ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 The press release from the coalition of which UCL Montpellier is a signatory: The

prefect of Hérault, Hugues Moutouh, announced on Thursday May 25, 2023 by press
release and on social networks that he was banning the gathering of the "CoaliMon
Montpellier against apartheid. planned for this Saturday, May 27 at 3 p.m. Place
de la Comédie in Montpellier. ---- When the French State supports Ukraine or when
the Town Hall of Montpellier displays on its pediment its "solidarity with
Iranian men and women against obscuranMsm", no one accuses them of "importing" or
"transposing» these conflicts in France, any more than they are accused of
«discriminatory discourse inciting hatred against a Russian or Iranian population»...
On the other hand, when CRIF and its satellites have been commemorating for 45
years, in total violation of international law, "the reunification of Jerusalem",
that is to say the annexation of Jerusalem, in the presence of the Israeli consul
and the representatives .e.s of the executives of the Region, Department 34 and
the City of Montpellier represented by its mayor, those who demand respect for
international law are prohibited from demonstrating on the pretext of "incitement
to hatred, discrimination, etc. .»
It is clear that the world is upside down.
A new step has been taken against solidarity with the Palestinian people and in
general, in Montpellier in particular, against freedom of expression, against the
freedom to demonstrate.
Apartheid is a crime against humanity. It is defined by very specific criteria.
Since 2021, seven UN and NGO reports, most of them international and prestigious
including an Israeli NGO, have concluded after lengthy investigations and
experMses that the system of domination put in place by the State of Israel in
the against the Palestinian people was consistent with the criteria defining
apartheid.
The Montpellier Coalition Against Apartheid was formed on the basis of these reports.
The prohibition of our expression and the repression cannot take the place of
arguments.
Our fight against Israeli apartheid will continue, the situation demands it.
Other iniMaMves are being prepared for the coming weeks.
Our lawyer, Gilles Devers, registered with the registry the Referee Freedom this
Friday maMn.
If we win, the rally will continue. Otherwise we will hold a press conference
this Saturday, May 27 in front of the Prefecture, flower market, at 3 p.m., the
scheduled time of the rally.
We call on you to express your solidarity by massively signing the online peMMon
hjps://chng.it/fNmz5xXFQz and to take part in the next iniMaMves in preparation
for the weeks to come.
CoaliMon Montpellier Against Apartheid.

https://montpellier.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/la-prefecture-interdit-le-rassemblement-de-la-coalition-montpellier-contre-lapartheid/
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