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France working to dissolve pro-Palestinian group Urgence Palestine

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 1 May 2025 14:30
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French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau moves to dissolve Urgence Palestine ahead of May Day protests in Paris.

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    French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau leaves the weekly cabinet meeting on March 19, 2025, at the Élysée Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Ahead of the May Day protests in Paris, expected to draw around 15,000 participants, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced on the CNews channel on Wednesday that he has initiated the dissolution of Urgence Palestine. 

The Palestine Emergency Collective (Urgence Palestine) is a broad coalition comprising citizens, trade unions, political movements, and associations advocating for Palestinian self-determination.

Read next: French minister says Free Palestine banner at PSG game 'unacceptable'

Retailleau justified the move by claiming it was necessary to "hit the Islamists," saying that Islamism is a political ideology that seeks to exploit Islam for power, representing a distortion of Islam's true spiritual teachings.

The French state has a documented history of using group dissolution as a legal tool against Palestine advocacy.

In 2022, the Conseil d’État upheld the ban on Collectif Palestine Vaincra, imposed by then-Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.

This latest crackdown coincides with mass arrests, prosecutions, and interrogations across France targeting writers, demonstrators, and activists for supporting Palestinian Resistance or condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Interior Ministry accusations, activist testimonies 

Informed by a formal letter from the Interior Ministry, Urgence Palestine now faces a two-week contradictory exchange period as part of the dissolution procedure. The group responded swiftly online.

Activist Omar al-Soumi from Urgence Palestine said, "At a time when the Palestinian people are facing genocide and famine… the French government wants to dissolve our collective. It’s unbearable. This is the reality of a France that is complicit in genocide."

Authorities are believed to cite slogans used during demonstrations as justification for the crackdown, framing them as calls for violence or antisemitism.

One incident involved activist Elias d'Imzalène, who received a suspended five-month prison sentence and €10,000 in damages for calling to “lead the intifada in Paris” during a protest at Place de la Nation on September 8.

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