Middle East

Paris: When Iranian flags arise in Propalestinian demonstrations

Saturday, June 14, a new demonstration of support for the Palestinian cause was held in Paris. While Iran and Israel entered war a few days ago, people have seen fit to distribute Iranian flags to the demonstration.

Our colleagues of “daily” were on site this Saturday to question the participants. “Is it a message of support for the Iranian people or the Iranian regime?” »» Asks the journalist Paul Gasnier to a woman wearing a keffieh and brandishing a flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The latter replies that she supports ” both “, judging that the potential fall in the regime would not be ” no way “ Good news. The woman also criticizes the ” democracy “especially that “Of Israel”.

“We are determined to defend ourselves against the Zionist entity”said a man who presents himself as Iranian. The same ensures that “Iran defends itself and has never directly attacked Israel”, adding that “Hamas is not Iran”. As a reminder, Tehran is however a support from the Palestinian terrorist’s group.

This support for Iran caused a shock wave on social networks. While Iranian women are facing a restriction of their freedom every day, orchestrated by mullahs, many Internet users have indignant. “Terrifying”, “the left which supports an Islamist dictatorship, we will have seen everything”, Can we read among many messages online. Or again: “The camp of the property openly supporting the mullahs’ diet. An additional course has been crossed in the rot of this movement of irreducible idiots. »»

Some activists of “woman, life, freedom” also led a counter-demonstration in Paris. “It bothers me. It is as if a Frenchman saw a Nazi flag. Either (demonstrators) are ignorant, either they are agents of the Iranian regime ”accuses a speaker of Iranian origin with “daily”.