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| A French Politician Refuses to Be Silent in the Face of Antisemitism | A French Politician Refuses to Be Silent in the Face of Antisemitism |
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| They called for the French to march against antisemitism, and just five days later, more than 100,000 gathered in Paris alone. | They called for the French to march against antisemitism, and just five days later, more than 100,000 gathered in Paris alone. |
| For Yaël Braun-Pivet, one of the two organizers, and many other French Jews facing a surge of antisemitism, the hive of people quietly marching behind her offered a sense of solidarity across religious boundaries. It also boosted her faith in the power of politics to do good. | For Yaël Braun-Pivet, one of the two organizers, and many other French Jews facing a surge of antisemitism, the hive of people quietly marching behind her offered a sense of solidarity across religious boundaries. It also boosted her faith in the power of politics to do good. |
| “Collectively, whether Jewish or not, we needed this beautiful image of a united France,” said Ms. Braun-Pivet, 52, from her office couch in the luxurious mansion reserved for her as president of the National Assembly. | “Collectively, whether Jewish or not, we needed this beautiful image of a united France,” said Ms. Braun-Pivet, 52, from her office couch in the luxurious mansion reserved for her as president of the National Assembly. |
| In just six years in politics, Ms. Braun-Pivet, a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, has amassed considerable power, and a reputation as a calm, hard-working consensus-builder. In 2022, after she won her second term in the National Assembly, her fellow lawmakers elected her to preside over their debates from a golden-armed chair perched above the chamber floor — the first woman in that role. | In just six years in politics, Ms. Braun-Pivet, a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, has amassed considerable power, and a reputation as a calm, hard-working consensus-builder. In 2022, after she won her second term in the National Assembly, her fellow lawmakers elected her to preside over their debates from a golden-armed chair perched above the chamber floor — the first woman in that role. |
| She has also been a vocal victim of antisemitism, posting photos of the abusive screeds she has received on social media and discussing them in a direct way that is unusual in a country that disdains identity politics as a matter of Republican principle. | |
| Since war erupted last month between Hamas and Israel, those threats have become so menacing, she has required full-time police protection. |