Sciences Po: “There will never be a right to blockade”, Gabriel Attal’s promise after a tense pro-Palestinian mobilization

Gabriel Attal a promis de “maintenir une vigilance absolue […] sur le respect des valeurs de la République et de la loi”. montage midi libre – MAXPPP

The students finally lifted the blockade of the Sciences Po campus on Friday evening. The school management confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the pro-Palestinian demonstrators. This Saturday, April 27, 2024, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal affirmed that there "n’there will never be a right" blocking in universities.

The day after a tense pro-Palestinian mobilization at Sciences Po, concluded by an agreement between demonstrators and management, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal affirmed this Saturday, April 27, 2024 that he "n’there will never be a right to blocking" in universities.

"There will never be a right to blockage, never tolerance with the action of an active and dangerous minority which seeks to impose its rules on our students and our teachers" , declared Gabriel Attal during a trip to Pirou, in Manche.

"Shocking and heartbreaking"

The Prime Minister deplored "the heartbreaking and shocking spectacle" of the blockade and partial occupation of the Parisian establishment by pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Friday, which turned into a tense face-to-face with other pro-Israel demonstrators.

The situation calmed down in the evening, however, after management announced the suspension of disciplinary procedures and the organization and holding of an open public meeting & quot;to all Sciences Po communities". The students would have undertaken to no longer disrupt classes.

Tension

The tension increased on Friday afternoon, with the arrival of around fifty pro-Israel demonstrators shouting in particular "Liberate Sciences Po" or "Liberate Gaza from Hamas".< /p>

The po-Palestine students, some wearing keffiyehs, had received support during the day from LFI elected officials, notably that of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

"I will not accept it"

"For there to be debate, the rules must be respected, respect for each other's positions must be permanent, this is not what we saw yesterday", estimated Gabriel Attal, accusing "a minority agitated by forces politicians in particular La France Insoumise (to) seek to disrupt the functioning of this institution.

"I won’accept it", he added, promising to< em> "maintain absolute vigilance […] on respect for the values ​​of the Republic and the law".