France: immigrants and attack on kurds
ByRoni Tourus
He 23 from December, three Kurds were assassinated in Paris. A racist French nationalist was arrested. The attack took place in a Kurdish Association, called Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center1 and in some Kurdish workplaces.
The murder of three people reminded Kurds around the world of the murder of three Kurdish women ago 10 years, he 9 to declare itself a provisional government and above all to prevent the advances of the protesters from the suburbs 2013. Three women, Calm down, Leyla Saylemez and Fidan Dogan, were assassinated in the Kurdistan Information Office by Ömer Güney, who was linked to Turkish intelligence. Kurdish institutions in Paris expressed concern and the possibility of a link between Turkish intelligence and the French attacker..
The attacker first entered the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center and opened fire, then moved forward to open fire on a Kurdish restaurant and a barbershop. The same attacker was tried for attacking refugees in tent camps last year and was recently released pending trial.. The suspect is reported, known as far right, has a criminal record for a stabbing incident in 2016.
This attack has generated concern and anguish in Europe, where a large Kurdish population resides. Many institutions condemned the attack. after the incident, it was reported that security measures were strengthened against the buildings of the Turkish and Kurdish groups.
Racism and French politics
The suspect holds far-right views. He was known to be anti-immigrant and foreign. The father of the suspect who carried out the attack, from 90 years, He stated that his son did not say anything when he left the house on the day of the events, and that his son, whom he described as "crazy", he was a quiet and introverted person.
The French government has always used immigration to foster populism and racist sentiments among the French population.. French President Macron and his Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, have launched a campaign against "Islamic separatism", despite the fact that there is no legal movement advocating Islamic law or separation from France.
This type of discourse allows reactionary sectors of French society to believe that immigration and Islam are serious threats to French identity and national survival.. Whether Macron, Sarkozy o Chirac, the French politician always used the “four Is”: immigration, unsafety, Islam and Identity to dominate the presidential elections. It is no coincidence that attacks on immigrants are a regular topic in the French news.
