French Student Protests Turn Violent, Linked to Extremist Left
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
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- French student protests have escalated into violence.
- Former parliament member Meir Habib blames the far-left.
- Protesters are reportedly chanting "We are the children of Gaza."
- Demonstrators have been seen burning Israeli flags.
- Habib hopes the unrest hurts the far-left's electoral chances.
Student protests in France have escalated beyond their original focus on educational conditions, devolving into violence influenced by the far-left, according to former French parliament member Meir Habib. Habib described the situation as dire, with hundreds injured and hundreds of schools set to close. He observed that the protests, which he believes are managed by the far-left, involve demonstrators chanting "We are the children of Gaza" and displaying Algerian and Palestinian flags, a departure from the original teacher budget dispute.
Habib questioned the connection between these displays and the protest's stated aims, asking, "What is the connection to burning Israeli flags?" He expressed hope that the recent unrest would diminish the chances of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's far-left movement, which he characterized as antisemitic, coming to power. Habib noted that the far-left often initiates revolutions and reiterated his concern about the protesters' slogans and the burning of Israeli flags.
