Pro-Palestine activists protest Israeli Knesset speaker’s visit to France

By Esra Taskin

PARIS (AA) – Pro-Palestine activists in France staged a protest on Wednesday against a visit by Amir Ohana, the speaker of Israel's Knesset, or parliament, to the Senate in Paris while the Israeli army continues its attacks on Gaza.

They gathered in front of the Senate, the upper house of the French Parliament, in the capital Paris.

Carrying Palestinian flags as well as banners saying “No to the Israeli perpetrators of genocide in Paris” and “Is it normal to protest to stop a genocide?,” the activists chanted slogans such as “There is a genocide in Gaza. We will not remain silent," "Long live the resistance of the Palestinian people" and "Stop starving the children of Gaza.”

A sequence of letters forming the words "Stop genocide" on white T-shirts worn by a group of demonstrators standing side by side drew attention.

The protestors said the French Senate, which hosted Ohana, should be ashamed.

According to Public Senate Television, which broadcasts about the agenda of the French Senate, Senate President Gerard Larcher and Ohana met in Paris.