France is worried about the spread of conflicts in the Middle East to its streets.
In an article, the German magazine “De Sight” discussed the increasing violence in France and the fear of the authorities about the escalation of this violence in the shadow of the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East and wrote: When the Louvre Museum, the most visited museum in the world, is closed in France for security reasons, one thing is certain. and that is that France is experiencing another moment of fear. Earlier, anonymous bomb threats were received at several museums. The fact that the police are now taking it seriously is probably because a school teacher in Arras, northern France, was stabbed to death by an extremist terrorist on Friday.
Elizabeth Bourne, the Prime Minister of France, believes that the escalation of conflicts between the Palestinians and the occupation regime of Jerusalem can be a stimulus for the escalation of violence in France.
Following the killing of a teacher in the north of France in the midst of developments in Gaza, 7,000 troops of this country were mobilized for security patrols.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced yesterday that he ordered the mobilization of more than 7,000 soldiers to increase security patrols.
A 20-year-old man stabbed a teacher to death and seriously injured two others in the northeastern French city of Arras on Friday, prompting the country to be put on the highest security alert.
Macron’s office announced that the deployment of these soldiers will be completed by Monday evening and this action is part of the operation to patrol the centers of big cities and tourist places.
“Camille Chaz”, the spokesman of the French Ministry of Interior, also announced that the Louvre Museum, a major tourist center in the French capital, was evacuated and closed after receiving a bomb warning.
The developments also come as France is hosting the Rugby World Cup and preparing to host next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris.
Of course, Bourne’s statements about the connection between this terrorist attack in France and the developments in the Middle East have not yet been confirmed, and the 20-year-old perpetrator of this terrorist act has remained silent.
But Bourne’s speculation shows how nervous the French government is. The French government is worried that the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East will lead to attacks and violence in France. There are many people living in France who are connected to the Middle East conflict. According to statistics, about 100,000 Palestinians live in France, which is about a third of the total Palestinian population in Europe. At the same time, France has the largest Jewish community after the occupied territories and the United States, with about 500,000 people.
Despite a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations, around 3,000 people took to the streets in Paris’ Place de la République on Thursday. They even managed to spray paint “Freedom for Palestine” on the one-meter base of the historical Mariana statue. Similar demonstrations were held in many other French cities. In these protests, the flags of Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, and Iran were waved, smoke bombs sounded, and slogans such as “Israel kills, Macron is complicit” and “Palestine wins” were chanted. given.
On the other hand, some Jews who support the Zionist regime are holding protests in different French cities.
After a knife attack on a teacher in France, Emmanuel Macron, the president of this country, asked the citizens to be united. Macron’s speech also reflected the concerns of many French about the spillover of conflicts in the Middle East to the streets of Paris.
85% of the participants in a recent survey said that they fear the spread of these conflicts to their country.
France, like other European countries, has put very strict measures against the supporters of Palestine in this country.
The French media recently quoted the country’s officials as saying that demonstrations in public streets in support of Palestine are prohibited and punishable by six months in prison and a fine of 7,500 euros.