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France: Right-wing politician advocates kippa ban (MARINE LE PEN)
The Times of Israel ^ | September 21, 2012 | YIFA YAAKOV

Posted on 09/21/2012 1:09:44 PM PDT by Cincinna

Leading rabbi makes Vichy comparisons after Marine Le Pen, of the third-largest French political party, suggests giving ‘headscarf ban’ a Jewish twist

 French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen on Friday suggested Jews should be banned from wearing the kippa, or ritual head-covering for Jewish males, in public places.

Le Pen heads the nationalist Front National (FN) party, the third-largest in France. She is the youngest daughter of French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, formerly the party’s president. Her suggestion comes less than two years after France banned the wearing of full Muslim veils in public.

In response to Le Pen’s suggestion, Conference of European Rabbis head Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt said she was “unworthy” of belonging to the mainstream political arena in France.

Le Pen’s “suggestion of a ban on wearing the kippa in public,” he said, “takes us straight back to the times of state-sponsored anti-Semitism under the Vichy regime.”

Goldschmidt added that any “sane politician” would view Le Pen’s suggestion as “total madness” which is “profoundly insulting to the French ideals of freedom of expression.”

France, a leading proponent of separation of church and state, has banned wearing conspicuous religious symbols in its public primary and secondary schools in what is also known as the “headscarf ban.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; judaism; neonazi; wot
To all FReepers: I have been warning you about Marine Le Pen, the daughter of neo-fascist Jean -Marie Le Pen for years, since I first began this Ping list. She is her father in drag.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. MLP is no kind of conservative; she is a totalitarian Statist anti-Semite and her party, the National Front, is nothing more than gussied up National Socialism.

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1 posted on 09/21/2012 1:09:54 PM PDT by Cincinna
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To: Cincinna

The again, the other parties want to let Muslims run around murdering Jews, so they’re kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. They should just move to Israel. France is a basket case anyway.


2 posted on 09/21/2012 1:15:21 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Cincinna
Right On Cincinna.

FReepers, do not be fooled by the Pretty Blonde haired, Blue Eyed girl spouting Faux Nationalism.

Le Penists are the Last thing France needs right now.

Remember Socialist Brown, Red, or whatever is still Fascism under a different brand name.

Don't Be fooled!


3 posted on 09/21/2012 1:15:36 PM PDT by KC_Lion ( Wherever I find myself standing, I forever stand with Israel.)
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To: Cincinna; afraidfortherepublic; mojo114; seenenuf; LucyT; Think free or die; DollyCali; ...

Perhaps Marine Le Pen would prefer the Jews of France be forced to sew a yellow Star of David to their clothing.

France is at a critical tipping point. With a weak, unpopular Socialist, François Hollande, as president, a failing economy, high unemployment, a left wing that has gotten even more radical & extreme, and a resurgent neo-fascist movement in the National Front of MLP, a growing population of radicalized Muslims, nothing good is going to happen.


4 posted on 09/21/2012 1:18:04 PM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: KC_Lion

Very well stated! MLP and FN are not “right wing” . National Socialism is far left, state controlled totalitarian fascism.


5 posted on 09/21/2012 1:23:45 PM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: Cincinna
Perhaps Marine Le Pen would prefer the Jews of France be forced to sew a yellow Star of David to their clothing.

France is at a critical tipping point. With a weak, unpopular Socialist, François Hollande, as president, a failing economy, high unemployment, a left wing that has gotten even more radical & extreme, and a resurgent neo-fascist movement in the National Front of MLP, a growing population of radicalized Muslims, nothing good is going to happen.

Also well said.

History is a frightening series of repeated mistakes.

Much like in Greece, were the "Golden Dawn" front is gaining momentum.

These frightening movements all are big government "Third Way" fascism that will make the trains run on time for the average citizen.

But will also run on time to the camps for the "Non-persons" as well.

6 posted on 09/21/2012 1:33:56 PM PDT by KC_Lion ( Wherever I find myself standing, I forever stand with Israel.)
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To: Cincinna; Sabine

There aren’t any real conservatives in France, they wouldn’t know freedom if it fell off a tree.

Well, expect maybe for Sabine


7 posted on 09/21/2012 1:41:59 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Cincinna

Every once in a while Le Pen does something to remind everyone that “right wing” in France and “conservative” in America have no relationship whatsoever.

Neo-fascists and classic liberal constitutionalists have nothing in common.


8 posted on 09/21/2012 1:47:01 PM PDT by marron
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To: marron

bump


9 posted on 09/21/2012 1:49:57 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Cincinna

This is exactly why we shouldn’t be praising France when they ban Muslim headscarves (or, as earlier this week, ban Muslim demonstrations). The French do not do these things to inhibit radical Islam, but rather to promote secularism and restrict religious freedoms - hardly a cause worth celebrating or praising.


10 posted on 09/21/2012 1:55:40 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Cincinna

I wish they’d stop referring to her and her party as ‘far right’.


11 posted on 09/21/2012 1:59:13 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

In France, Secularism or l’État Laïc” is the goal. Remove all religion, Christianity and Judaism in particular, is the way. Islam? Somehow they don’t see the real clash of civilizations and the danger it presents to the “ French way of life” they cherish.

This is 2012, very far removed from “Douce France” of Charles Trenet.


12 posted on 09/21/2012 2:09:07 PM PDT by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Cincinna.


13 posted on 09/21/2012 3:14:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Cincinna
Once again, the French are looking like Inspector Clouseau. They get confused a lot.

People should be free to wear whatever they want provided it covers their privates & DOES NOT HIDE THEIR IDENTITY, with some restrictions related to public security.

There is nothing wrong with a woman wearing a scarf to cover her hair, or a man wearing a kippa, or anybody expressing their religion in a modest way, such as a cross around their neck. Why this is any business of gov’t is beyond me.

Oh, but the French have to micromanage everything, & they have a streak of racism/nationalism a mile long. Liberty/Equality/Fraternity for everybody but the foreigners.

They will be arguing about this 100 years from now. A common sense solution never occurs to them.

14 posted on 09/21/2012 3:36:11 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Cincinna

Sounds about right. Just when they should be breaking out the rifles to defend the ranch, they’re trying to negotiate terms of surrender.


15 posted on 09/21/2012 4:04:54 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Arms really are for hugging! Have you given yours some love lately?)
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To: RKBA Democrat

The world is working itself up into another Holocaust, and what do we have? A Muzzie loving, Muzzie in his heart Dear Leader. Nice timing. Bibi must be beside himself with anxiety and fear for his little nation. However, no little nation could ever have a better leader than him. Oh how I wish we could trade Obama in for Bibi. A real man as versus a really dangerous wuss.


16 posted on 09/21/2012 6:37:43 PM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

“Bibi must be beside himself with anxiety and fear for his little nation. However, no little nation could ever have a better leader than him. Oh how I wish we could trade Obama in for Bibi. A real man as versus a really dangerous wuss.”

We get the leaders we deserve. I’ve been trying to figure out what the American people ever did to deserve what we’ve got.


17 posted on 09/21/2012 7:18:05 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Arms really ARE for hugging!)
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