Demonstrators gather in Paris to demand cease-fire in Gaza

By Hafsa Alami

PARIS (AA) - A rally in Paris to demand a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip was organized Saturday at the Fountain of the Innocents on the initiative of the France Palestine Solidarity and Euro Palestine associations.

Hundreds of demonstrators denounced the genocide against civilians in Gaza as they held Palestinian flags.

Euro Palestine Association President Olivia Zemor, who is Jewish, voiced concerns about the famine that Palestinians are suffering, pointing out that the humanitarian catastrophe does not concern Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan, but also Christians.

“The French government is complicit and contributes to the criminalizing of the boycott campaign of Israel. This should be stopped as soon as possible to save lives,” said Zemor.

A woman tried to storm the rally carrying the Israeli flag before police intervened to avoid any tensions.

Members of the Blouse Blanches group also participated and highlighted the difficult conditions that doctors and caregivers are facing every day due to the continuous bombing by Israel, but above all the lack of medical supplies to help the wounded.

Many rallies have recently taken place in Paris and other French cities to demand companies stop arming Israel and encourage a boycott of products or markets that support Israel, such as multinational corporation, Carrefour.