Support for the protest extended beyond the local region: residents from Seine-Saint-Denis, other parts of France, and even abroad joined the demonstration. Undocumented people and exiles were also present, with some seeing in the Palestinian struggle a reflection of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting at 1:00 p.m., several organizations \u2014 including CGT 93 and the Bobigny chapter of the BDS movement \u2014 took the floor to condemn imperialism and the complicity of certain companies and banks in funding the arms industry. One activist notably referred to the Paris Air Show as a \u201cfair of death and war,\u201d emphasizing Israel\u2019s participation despite accusations of committing \u201ccrimes against humanity\u201d in Palestine and particularly in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Political figures such as \u00c9ric Coquerel (La France insoumise) also attended the protest. The MP reiterated that his party had refused to attend the Paris Air Show, and denounced what he described as a \u201cgenocide orchestrated by Israel and Netanyahu against the Palestinian people,\u201d calling for nationwide mobilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protesters then marched towards the Le Bourget exhibition center. Signs reading \u201cStop the genocide\u201d were held high, and Palestinian flags filled the streets. Chants such as \u201cIsrael murderer, Macron accomplice\u201d and \u201cSolidarity with undocumented migrants\u201d echoed through the crowd. While police presence was significant at the start of the protest, it was gradually reduced as the demonstration remained peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, Israel is among the official guests of honor at the Paris Air Show, where it showcases military technologies developed by its defense firms. While five Israeli companies saw their booths shut down, others were still able to present their latest innovations \u2014 a situation strongly condemned by protesters, who are calling for a \u201ctotal boycott of Israel\u201d and demand that no assistance be provided to its military industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Activist groups also drew attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza: destroyed hospitals, overcrowded classrooms, and collapsing public services. For those at the demonstration, the urgency is clear, and the mobilization must continue \u2014 as summed up by a sign held aloft by one protester: \u201cWe are all children of Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reporting and pictures by \u00c9lo\u00efse Le Nevalic, Lucas Autr\u00e9au, OLA NEWS PARIS; editing by Alexandre Ninguez<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reading Time : 2 min BOBIGNY, June 21, 2025 (OLA NEWS) \u2013 Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at Place de la Lib\u00e9ration in Bobigny, following a call by the collective \u201cStop Arming Israel France,\u201d to protest against Israel\u2019s presence at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. Protesters accused the Israeli state of carrying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[24,39],"class_list":["post-1557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-issue","tag-gaza","tag-israel-iran-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1557"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1584,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions\/1584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.olanews.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BOBIGNY_20250621_ELN-0312-1024x683.jpg\")
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