French Parliamentarians Show Solidarity With Jews

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz : Jan 19, 2016
Breaking Israel News

"We will not accept a situation where people are afraid to express their Jewish identity." -Meir Habib

(Israel)—French members of parliament, Meir Habib and Claude Goasguen, joined the movement to show solidarity with the Jews of France by wearing kippahs (skullcaps) on Wednesday to the National Assembly in a display that is usually not allowed in the French parliament given the country’s principle of "secularism" and prohibition against wearing religious articles in official or state locations, such as schools. (Photo via Breaking Israel News)

Habib is Jewish, though does not normally wear the head covering in public. He explained his action by saying that, "freedom of religion is a central value in France" and that removing kippahs would deliver a "dangerous message we are surrendering to terrorism. We will not accept a situation where people are afraid to express their Jewish identity," he continued. "What will haredi (Orthodox) Jews do? Shave their beards? The problem is more general and concerns all of France."

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