Le député LFI Paul Vannier dénonce les propos islamophobes de Yaël Braun-Pivet, présidente de l’Assemblée nationale

LFI deputy Paul Vannier denounces the Islamophobic remarks of Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly

France

The LFI-NFP deputy for Val-d’Oise, Paul Vannier, denounced the statements of the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, who reacted to the presence of young children of Muslim faith wearing religious symbols during a visit to the Palais-Bourbon. On We had not faced this situation in the past. I called on everyone to be extremely vigilant so that this does not happen again. It is a question of Republican coherence. »
In response, Paul Vannier lambasted an “Islamophobic” and “undignified” statement: “The President of the National Assembly speaks like Julien Odoul. It ignores the principle of secularism and uses it, like the far right, against our Muslim compatriots. That it targets young children who have come to visit our Assembly adds to the ignominy and smear that this declaration constitutes. » On social networks, many Internet users welcomed the reaction of the rebellious MP, denouncing in turn the stigmatization of children of Muslim faith under the guise of secularism. Paul Vannier reminds us that secularism protects freedoms, and that it cannot be misused to target a part of our fellow citizens. Finally, many wonder about the speed and virulence with which Yaël Braun-Pivet reacted to the simple sight of a veil, while she maintains a deafening silence on the humanitarian drama in Gaza. An attitude that says a lot about a hierarchy of indignation where a piece of fabric seems to weigh more than thousands of Palestinian lives. n