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MP EELV-Nupes indicated on Friday on franceinfo that she was in “profound disagreement” with the positions of executives of La France insoumise who refuse to qualify Hamas as a terrorist group.
“What we lack in Nupes is a space to discuss the way we talk about this situation”, estimates Friday October 20 on franceinfo Sandrine Rousseau. The EELV-Nupes MP for the 9th district of Paris alludes to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Dissensions “showcase the inability of the left to win power”she laments.
Sandrine Rousseau is in “deep disagreement” with the positions of several executives of La France insoumise who refuse to qualify Hamas as a terrorist group. She particularly disapproves of the comments of Danièle Obono. Guest of Sud Radio Tuesday morning, the LFI MP responded “Yes” at the question “Is Hamas a resistance movement?”before specifying that he “defines itself as such” And “is recognized as such by international authorities”.
“I condemn Hamas, there is no subject”, insists Sandrine Rousseau. According to her, “this type of statement makes a position on the left inaudible”. She therefore advocates for the creation “discussion instances” to “find a form of cohesion” and carry the “voice” from the left “in the national debate”. The environmentalist MP regrets having “no space” on the left “where we can say to ourselves: ‘What you said is wrong, what you are doing is wrong, I think Hamas should be called terrorist’.”
“Locked up in controversies”
These disagreements on the left do not allow “to deliver another speech on the Israeli-Palestinian question”deplores Sandrine Rousseau. “Because we are locked in controversies like that”, she insists. The MP does not comment on the future of Nupes while Fabien Roussel calls for “a new type of union” from the left. The first secretary of the French Communist Party cannot be seen “continue to work” with LFI after “insults” of which he was the object and as long as the Rebels have not “not clarified” their position on Hamas.
The Socialist Party is also distancing itself from the rebels. Its first secretary, Olivier Faure, wants a “moratorium” on his party’s participation in the work of the Nupes intergroup while awaiting a “clarification” from La France insoumise regarding its polemical position on Hamas.