Eric Coquerel calls to “file peace” to Muslims

The deputy La France Insoumise Éric Coquerel has strongly criticized, on RTL, the proposal of Gabriel Attal aimed at banning the veil for under 15, seeing it as a “diversion maneuver” and a “targeted stigma of Muslims”. “In 1905, secularism was not built against visible religious signs,” recalled the parliamentarian, stressing that a debate existed even on the left at the time on the issue. “Do we condemn a young Jew who wears the kippah?” A Catholic that has a cross? I do not think, ”he insisted, denouncing a specific relentlessness against Muslims.

According to Eric Coquerel, the executive seeks to divert the attention of real social emergencies: “We are no longer talking about the lack of social housing or the failure of the referendum wanted by Macron. Instead, we launch a new politico-media soap opera. “Coquerel has also warned of the serious consequences of this climate:” Islamophobia has already killed a mosque. Do we really want to continue in this direction? The deputy calls for “fucking peace” to Muslims and to cease to instrumentalize secularism to nourish divisions.