{"id":131050,"date":"2026-06-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131050"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:23:53","slug":"05-00-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131050","title":{"rendered":"French Far-Left Leader, Presidential Candidate Under Fire for Antisemitism Threatens Israel With Military Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/06\/01\/french-far-left-leader-presidential-candidate-under-fire-antisemitism-threatens-israel-military-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French Far-Left Leader, Presidential Candidate Under Fire for Antisemitism Threatens Israel With Military Force<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>[<strong>Wikipedia<\/strong>: <strong>Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon<\/strong>, f\u00f6dd 19 augusti 1951 i <strong>Tanger, Marocko<\/strong>, \u00e4r en fransk politiker. M\u00e9lenchon var medlem i Parti Socialiste (PS) fr\u00e5n 1976 till 2008. Han l\u00e4mnade PS 2008 och grundade tillsammans med Marc Dolez 2009 det ekosocialistiska \u201dParti de Gauche\u201d (PG) som han var med och styrde fram till 2014.]<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-05-03T184228Z_1_LYNXMPEM420AM_RTROPTP_4_FRANCE-ELECTION-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed \u2013 LFI), delivers a speech during a campaign rally to support the list \u201cEtre Bondy\u201d for the upcoming mayoral election in Bondy near Paris, France, March 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS\/Abdul Saboor<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The leader of France\u2019s largest leftist coalition in parliament and a 2027 presidential candidate appeared to threaten Israel with international military action, marking the latest controversy surrounding the longtime anti-Israel lawmaker, who critics have\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/08\/26\/antisemitic-incidents-france-up-200-this-year-interior-minister-warns-attempted-synagogue-arson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused of helping fuel the ongoing surge in antisemitism<\/a>\u00a0across France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Sunday, Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to occupy southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/06\/01\/israels-netanyahu-orders-attacks-hezbollah-beiruts-southern-suburbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fighting the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah<\/a>, and called for an international military deployment against Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIsrael is invading and annexing all of southern Lebanon. Netanyahu has raised his flag over Beaufort Castle. This French name should remind us of the thousand-year history that binds us to Lebanon. We owe the Lebanese people aid, solidarity, and support in the face of genocidal forces,\u201d M\u00e9lenchon wrote in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe aircraft carrier would serve as a more useful symbol in the Mediterranean than in the Strait of Hormuz, to remind Netanyahu that his interference in our elections and his invasions of our allies\u2019 territories are viewed as threats by the French,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe UN Security Council must condemn Israel and organize the withdrawal of its forces from the occupied territory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2061039137432494112&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2026%2F06%2F01%2Ffrench-far-left-leader-presidential-candidate-under-fire-antisemitism-threatens-israel-military-force%2F&amp;sessionId=4efa41e0544ac83ea4b7444818ea43a1cb4e785f&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2061039137432494112\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a second post, M\u00e9lenchon even called on French President Emmanuel Macron to form an international coalition \u201cto send troops under his military command to oversee the withdrawal of the Israeli army and protect the immediate ceasefire that must be imposed on the invader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Far from his first controversy, far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) leader M\u00e9lenchon \u2014 who has announced his candidacy for next year\u2019s presidential election \u2014 has been repeatedly\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/07\/08\/french-jews-sound-alarm-following-far-left-surge-elections-france-israel-relations-expected-plummet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized by French Jews as a threat<\/a>\u00a0to their community as well as those who support Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">M\u00e9lenchon has a long history of pushing anti-Israel policies and of making antisemitic comments \u2014 such as suggesting that Jews killed Jesus, echoing a false claim that was used to justify antisemitic violence and discrimination throughout the Middle Ages in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, Israel\u2019s ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, said M\u00e9lenchon\u2019s rhetoric toward Jews \u201creminds [him] of Hitler,\u201d warning that some French Jews are now hiding their identities to get through daily life amid an increasingly hostile climate in which such rhetoric fosters hatred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe way Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon speaks in front of a crowd reminds me of Hitler. The way he uses the idea of uniting against one enemy by speaking of Israel is similar to the way Hitler used to speak about the Jews,\u201d the Israeli diplomat told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">M\u00e9lenchon has previously said that \u201cantisemitism remains residual in France,\u201d remarks critics said downplayed a sharp surge in anti-Jewish hatred that erupted following the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He has also appeared to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/09\/24\/french-far-left-leader-long-accused-antisemitism-backs-hezbollah-resistance-israels-invading-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly support Hezbollah<\/a>\u00a0and referred to the French Jewish community as \u201can arrogant minority that lectures to the rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In the wake of the Oct. 7 atrocities, M\u00e9lenchon and his party also issued a statement declaring the attacks \u201can armed offensive of Palestinian forces\u201d as a result of continued Israeli \u201coccupation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Despite a sharp rise in antisemitism in France, M\u00e9lenchon\u2019s rhetoric and policy positions have appeared largely unchanged, with critics accusing him of contributing to an increasingly hostile climate for Jews through inflammatory anti-Israel language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to a newly released report by the French Interior Ministry, anti-religious incidents have surged sharply across the country since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, fueled by a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/10\/13-year-old-boy-brutally-assaulted-paris-second-antisemitic-attack-less-than-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dramatic rise in antisemitic acts<\/a>\u00a0and, to a lesser extent, anti-Muslim incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThese anti-religious acts undermine freedom of conscience and the free exercise of religion,\u201d the report says. \u201cThey weaken national cohesion and threaten the very balance of our society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Since 2015, anti-religious acts have surged sharply across France, with patterns varying significantly between faiths, but antisemitic incidents now make up more than half of all such attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In the last 10 years, antisemitic incidents have steadily increased, reaching a record peak in 2023 following the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe resurgence of antisemitic acts began as early as the day after Oct. 7, 2023, even before any Israeli response,\u201d the report notes, highlighting a staggering 1,209 percent increase between September and October of that year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Although anti-Jewish hate crimes in France declined slightly in 2025, the report says they still\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/23\/paris-kosher-restaurant-doused-acid-amid-surge-antisemitism-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remain at \u201ca historically high level,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0accounting for roughly 53 percent of all anti-religious acts and marking a 203 percent increase compared to 2022. Jews make up less than 1 percent of France\u2019s population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">French officials also warn that the figures are likely \u201cunderestimated,\u201d noting that many victims of anti-religious attacks never file formal complaints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Among the most alarming trends identified in the report is the growing number of attacks targeting individuals \u2014 representing 67 percent of antisemitic acts \u2014 alongside a sharp rise in physical assaults against Jews, with violent incidents tripling since 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Earlier this year, the French Interior Ministry released a report revealing a troubling rise in antisemitic incidents\u00a0documented in a joint dataset compiled with the Jewish Community Protection Service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Antisemitism in France remained at alarmingly high levels last year, with 1,320 incidents recorded nationwide, as Jews and Israelis faced several targeted attacks amid a relentlessly hostile climate despite heightened security measures, according to the data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Although the total number of antisemitic outrages in 2025 fell by 16 percent compared to 2024\u2019s second highest ever total of 1,570 cases, the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/12\/france-continues-see-surge-antisemitism-new-government-data-shows-rampant-hostility-jews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report warned that antisemitism remained \u201chistorically high,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0with more than 3.5 attacks occurring every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Over the past 25 years, antisemitic acts \u201chave never been as numerous as in the past three years,\u201d the report said, noting a dramatic spike following the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Far-Left Leader, Presidential Candidate Under Fire for Antisemitism Threatens Israel With Military Force Ailin Vilches Arguello [Wikipedia: Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, f\u00f6dd 19 augusti 1951 i Tanger, Marocko, \u00e4r en fransk politiker. 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