More sources speak out for the sake of Sarah Halimi
At a special digital rally Monday, French leaders and officials from the United Nations, Canada and Israel demanded justice for the murdered French Jewish grandmother Sarah Halimi. They were joined by multi-faith religious leaders in France. Speakers also warned against the dangerous spike in antisemitism and called for concrete measures to tackle it.It sure is surprising if the UN officials are actually taking part in this. And if they're smart, they'll make sure this case does go to trial.
Thousands recently took to the streets in cities across the world and many more protested on social media to voice their outrage over last month’s unfathomable French court decision to excuse Halimi’s antisemitic killer, Kobili Traoré, from trial due to his consumption of marijuana on the night of his barbaric crime. Many thousands have since signed a petition calling for Traoré to stand trial.
Keeping the issue in the public eye and on the international agenda, especially at a time of relentless global antisemitism, the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) held a special digital rally titled “Justice for Sarah Halimi: An International Movement Is Born.”
French leaders focused on the destructive impact of the court decision on France and French society. Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls demanded a change in French law and said, “We should never, ever forget Sarah Halimi. This [court’s] decision hurts me, hurts us - citizens of the French Republic. It’s truly a judicial and moral catastrophe.
“Antisemitism has been ravaging… France for more than 12 decades. This antisemitism comes from the far right, from the far left, from our working-class districts, from the Arab-Muslim world under the guise of hatred for Israel and for Jews, or simply hatred. We must eradicate antisemitism from our society.”
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