Jean-Luc Mélenchon jokes in regards to the pronunciation of Raphaël Glucksmann’s title, evaluating him to Jean-Marie Le Pen | EUROtoday

Public Square MEP Raphaël Glucksmann in contrast Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Jean-Marie Le Pen, Sunday 1^er March, after the “rebellious” chief joked throughout a gathering in Perpignan in regards to the pronunciation of his title, as he did on Thursday February 26 about Jeffrey Epstein, attracting accusations of anti-Semitism.

“OK Jean-Marie Le Pen”merely revealed on X Raphaël Glucksmann above the video extract of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s statements. At the flip of a sentence during which he mentions Raphaël Glucksmann, the founding father of La France insoumise (LFI) sighs: “Mr. Gluckman and I don’t know who else, Glucksmann, sorry…, then I’ll be there for hours. » In the first reference to the name of the MEP, Jean-Luc Mélenchon pronounces “Glucksman” and the second time, when he recovers himself, he pronounces “Glucksmane”.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been accused of anti-Semitism in current days for having made enjoyable of the Jewish-sounding title of Jeffrey Epstein, questioning if the pronunciation “Epstine” (which is the right pronunciation in English) was not supposed to Russify it. The “rebellious” chief was thus accused of getting enjoyable with the pronunciation of Jewish names but additionally of implying the existence of a plot geared toward hiding the Jewish origin of the American little one molester.

“It will all end badly… I can’t help but think of all those who sincerely followed La France insoumise and who do not wish to be drawn into what is no longer a slip-up but a strategy which drifts on the black waters of anti-Semitism”wrote the primary secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, on X.

“He wants to be the most hateful”

“By renewing a play on words à la Jean-Marie Le Pen on the pronunciation of Jewish names, Mélenchon takes responsibility for everything. Anti-Semitic excesses and complacency for violence, this is a clear electoral strategy. He wants to be the most hateful. This is the rare thing he achieves”judged the socialist deputy Jérôme Guedj, additionally on X.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founding father of the National Front and now deceased, aroused indignation with a play on phrases that remained well-known, “Durafour crematorium”associating in 1988 the title of Minister Michel Durafour with the Nazi demise camps. He had been convicted by the courts. “Jean-Luc Mélenchon once again sinks into a “Durafour moment”. This isn’t a departure, it’s a deliberate technique that fuels anti-Semitism. He provokes and can do it once more”mentioned Macronist Clément Beaune, High Commissioner for Planning.

So far, the PS and Les Ecologistes haven’t utterly closed the door to agreements with LFI between the 2 rounds of the municipal elections of March 15 and 22. But this could be on a case-by-case foundation and provided that the candidates involved undertake clear positions on anti-Semitism but additionally on political violence, after the demise of radical far-right activist Quentin Deranque by the hands of ultra-left activists, some linked to LFI deputy Raphaël Arnault.

Among the socialists, voices are being raised to demand an entire break with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s celebration, together with these of ex-president François Hollande, Jérôme Guedj and the president of the Occitanie area, Carole Delga.

During his assembly in Perpignan, Jean-Luc Mélenchon defended himself towards any anti-Semitism. “I am not anti-Semitiche proclaimed on Sunday. I am not for innumerable reasons, and I do not intend to go and present justifications and baptismal certificates to I don’t know who. » “We fight Islamophobia, we fight anti-Jewish racism”he additional affirmed.