The first provocation took place on January 30 at the Sciences Po Lille university in northern France, during a mock session of the Assemblée Nationale on real equality, organized by the Le Parlement des Etudiants organization. The debate quickly became "heated, to the point of insults such as 'cunt'," said one student (who wishes to remain anonymous). The session was then suspended and "the organization asked the insulting students to leave." At this point, two of the students concerned, from the most right-wing group in the mock parliament, made Nazi salutes.
The very next day, Etienne Peyrat, director of Sciences Po Lille, launched an internal investigation, and the two students were quickly identified. They came from "ESPOL [European School of Political and Social Science]," said Peyrat. "We therefore decided, together with the director of ESPOL, to press charges against both of them for the promotion of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as a moral, political and civic obligation." The investigation is ongoing. When contacted, the Lille prosecutor did not respond to our request for comments.
On February 6, the Golem collective, a left-wing Jewish group against anti-Semitism, posted on social media a card game made by students close to or members of UNI Strasbourg, a right-wing student organization. Contacted, the collective claims to have received the cards from a student formerly close to the right-wing organization. It shows students sporting Jewish stereotypes (yarmulkes, long beards, etc.). One of the cards reads: "Steal the previous player's winnings and add 10%," referring to anti-Semitic stereotypes.
On another card, "The Nuremberg Tribunal," before which 21 Nazi officials were tried in 1945, is written in large letters. Samy Amokrane, UNI Strasbourg's section president, appears under the name "Samuel Amokranosvki" and wears a yarmulke. The caption reads: "When Samuel Amokranosvki is played, the other players lose €20, their most precious jewel, and their bills increase by 300%." When contacted, he did not reply.
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