Pro-Palestinian demonstrations forbidden in Paris
OPINION The Paris Police Department has forbidden the 19 th July demonstration to support Gaza, planned to run from Barbes to Opera Square. An emergency hearing requested by the organizers' lawyer,Hosni Maati, concluded to the withholding of the injunction. Pro-Palestinians rally at Republique on Sat 13th to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza The right to demonstrate is a right dear to all French citizens. Written in the Constitution, it is the layman's best tool to express political opinions. But when pro-Palestinians converged to the Rue de la Roquette Synagogue last week end and tried to lynch it , the Ministry of Internal Affairs saw the rising danger. Bernar d Cazeneuve, Minister of Internal Affairs, has deplored the event and asked that all mayors in France decide on the right to demonstrate on a case-by-case basis. Rising tension between pro-Palestinians and pro-Israelis in France The French population, divided between pro-Palestinians an