Crédit Cooperative closes the account of the French Jewish Union for Peace, which continues its aid to Gaza

Crédit Cooperative has closed, without providing an explanation, the banking account of the French Jewish Union for Peace (UJFP), which it had been held for more than twenty years. In a press release published by the UJFP, the association wonders: its support for the civilian population of Gaza, particularly intensified for 21 months, be in question?

Despite this blow, the UJFP ensures that its activities continue: a new bank account has already been opened, guaranteeing the continuation of its militant work and its humanitarian aid. The organization recalls that it has always overcome the obstacles drawn up against its anti -racist positions and its solidarity actions with Gaza. The collection launched to support the refugees of Gaza encounters a wide success, underlines the UJFP, which calls for not interrupting the gifts. “The complicity of the banking system with genocidaires will be defeated. We do not let go, ”concludes the national coordination of the association.

This decision illustrates a disturbing trend: the implementation of solidarity organizations deemed too critical of Israeli policy. Behind the technical or administrative pretext, it is a political sanction that takes shape. The episode reveals how concrete support for the Palestinians, through collections or humanitarian aid, becomes a target to silence, in a climate where solidarity is criminalized and where democratic space is narrowed in France as soon as it comes to criticizing Israel.