Sunday, November 12, a group of anti-racist Jews, Golem, created an
event by attempting to loudly oppose the presence of the National Rallyduring the institutional march against anti-Semitism. Story from theinside. ---- On this Sunday, November 12, while Marine le Pen and herclique begin to advance on the Place des Invalides, ready to carry out ahuge media hold-up on the march against anti-Semitism, the procession offascists surrounded by cameras stop in a rush. "We're clearing out theextreme right!» then resonates to the tune of a bar-mitzvah song. Arounda hundred activists, mainly Jews, are trying to form a real cordon santéagainst the far right, with slogans, signs and banners.Under the banner of the Golem, a creature from Ashkenazi Jewishfolklore, invoked to defend the population against pogroms, theanti-racists are finally repelled by the police, present to protect thefascists. The French police who ended up murdering Jews during a marchagainst anti-Semitism, quite a symbol!But that no longer matters to us. We held the line together against thefar right and we found enthusiasm again.After a month of feeling isolated in the face of the distressing rise inanti-Semitism and tension over the situation in Israel and Palestine, wemanaged to give voice to many Jewish people on the left, such asreactions to our actions showed it that day and thereafter.Find your dignityYet we know that the far right managed to march, just like theopposition and government right, with their racist and antisocialpolicies. They use the suffering of some to beat others, and they willcontinue to do so as long as it is possible for them. In such anunfavorable context, the Golem gave dignity to those who found itunbearable to see anti-Semites at this march.So how can we turn the tide? How can we ensure that they can no longerstrut around as defenders of Jews? The Golem's comrades, from differentprogressive currents, all had the same bitterness: it is the left whichshould have launched this initiative: the fight against anti-Semitismwill be on the left or it will not be. And yet, it did not happen thatway because for the moment, it is not yet possible. And after thereactions following October 7, making Israel solely responsible for themassacres committed by Hamas, legitimizing them, even supporting this"means of struggle", the gap has only widened.The Golem will perhaps be a point of support in the future, a home forleft-wing Jews who wish to change this situation. So that our socialcamp takes back its place in the fight against anti-Semitism, the placeit chose to take after the Dreyfus affair.Manu (UCL Paris-north-east)https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Collectif-Golem-Une-maison-pour-les-Juifs-et-Juives-de-gauche_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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