An Islamist Intifada in the Heart of France: The Protests Macron Struggles to Understand | Zvi Yehezkeli
Zvi Yehezkeli argues in an opinion column that the riots in France are not a student protest, but an Islamist intifada. He cites Palestinian flags, cries of 'Allahu Akbar', looting, and vandalism of synagogues as evidence of a deep identity conflict within French society.
Zvi Yehezkeli, a commentator for i24NEWS, argues in an opinion column that the riots in France are not a student protest that got out of hand, but an Islamist intifada in the heart of France. He notes that alongside the protest over tuition, images from the streets show Palestinian flags, cries of 'Allahu Akbar', looting, and vandalism of synagogues. According to him, many young people from the suburbs, from immigrant and Muslim families, grew up on the margins of society and do not feel part of the national identity. Yehezkeli criticizes the French establishment for avoiding discussion of the link between immigration, religion, and crime, and asserts that treating the events as isolated disturbances misses the depth of the crisis.