Jérôme Guedj regrets the absence of tribute to the French people killed or kidnapped on October 7 in Israel

The socialist deputy for Essonne, vice-president of the France-Israel friendship group in the National Assembly, questions the absence of a national tribute so far, and calls on the executive to “get out of this discomfort.

“On October 7, 40 of our compatriots were killed, they disappeared a little from the landscape, there was no national tribute”regrets Saturday November 25 on franceinfo Jérôme Guedj, socialist deputy for Essonne, vice-president of the France-Israel friendship group in the National Assembly.
There is “this detestable feeling that we shouldn’t talk about it too much”he emphasizes.

For the MP, he missed “this moment of harmony and I don’t dare ask myself why it didn’t happen”. According to him, there are two explanations for this silence, “either it is a precaution because it would interfere with the negotiations but with regard to the tribute paid to those who unfortunately were killed on October 7 that cannot be the response provided. Either it is a discomfort because “There would be discomfort on the part of the country, of the executive, to pay homage or worry about those who are detained while at the same time there is a conflict.”

Earlier in the week, host Arthur denounced “the silence” After the death of “40 of our compatriots” and wondered: is this “because they are Jewish before being French?”

“Can you imagine how terrible it is that this question could be asked?” insists Jérôme Guedj. Wondering if “the discomfort would come from the fact that we would first see them as Jews before seeing them as French”. He calls for “get out of this discomfort”to have “words of solidarity for the victims and support for the hostages and their families.”

“By doing this, we can also have compassion, support, empathy for the Palestinian civilian victims. We do not have to go into this terrible Manichaeism which is driving everyone a little crazy at the moment .”

Jérôme Guedj

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Concerning the negotiations for the release of the French hostages, Jérôme Guedj declared that “trust in the government, in the word of the minister, Catherine Colonna”.