Les Identitaires

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Le Bloc identitaire - Le mouvement social européen ("Identitarian Block - The European Social Movement", BI) is an amalgamation of regional groups in France and neighboring francophone regions such as French-speaking Switzerland and Wallonia , which tries to present itself as a political movement , and more generally the " New rights " is assigned. It was founded de facto with the youth organization Jeunesses identitaires in September 2002 by members of the predecessor organization Unité radicale (UR), which was banned on the national holiday of 2002 because of the attempted murder of one of its members on the then President Jacques Chirac . On April 6, 2003, it was officially founded as "Bloc identitaire". The logo of the “Bloc identitaire” shows a stylized wild boar . The current chairman is Fabrice Robert.

ideology

The BI, which is generally classified as right-wing extremist or neo-fascist, does not represent classical nationalism, but a new right bioregionalism and European federalism . The identitarians represent ethno-pluralistic ideas and claim to defend a “ European identity ” against cultural “foreign infiltration”, for example through Muslim immigration . Their concept of an identitary triad of “ regionalism , nationalism and Europeanism” is taken across Europe by racist and culturally racist groups as a model for an action-oriented anti - Muslim right that calls itself the “ Identitarian Movement ”.

organization

The Bloc identiaire consists of numerous regional sub-organizations such as Nissa Rebela in Nice or Alsace d'abord . It differentiates itself from anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism and is directed primarily against an alleged “ Islamization ” of Europe and an alleged “corrosive character of multiculturalism ”. The BI has around 2000 followers.

Convention identitaire

In November 2007 the Bloc identitaire in Beaune held a so-called Convention identitaire for the first time . The European dimension of the movement should also be discussed at the meeting.

The next meeting took place in Orange in the south of France in 2009 , at which the Swiss SVP politician Dominique Baettig and the Austrian FPÖ politician and EU parliamentarian Andreas Mölzer also took part.

The last convention, which took place in Orange on the first weekend in November 2012, had around 500 participants, including guests from the Italian Lega Nord and the New Right from Germany and Austria.

Génération Identitaire

At the beginning of October 2012, the youth group “Génération Identitaire” declared war on the multicultural society allegedly shaped by the 1968 movement in the filmed “Déclaration de guerre - Génération Identitaire”. After the police ended a six-hour occupation of a mosque roof in Poitiers in western France by 60 to 80 members of the youth organization on October 20, 2012 and arrested three people for incitement to racial hatred and damage to property, and after Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Interior Minister Manuel Valls condemned the action, the police examined French government identiaire the legal existence of a planned ban on the youth group of the Bloc. The threatened ban on the “Génération Identitaire” because of their action was later rejected by the government “because of legal problems”.

In order to influence the public discourse in favor of their point of view, Génération Identitaire participated repeatedly in actions in which refugees should be prevented from reaching Europe or France. They collected 50,000 euros for the “Defend Europe” 2017 campaign. In April 2018, they erected a barricade on an Alpine pass on the Italian-French border and unfurled banners with slogans.

In December 2018, Al Jazeera published a report on Génération Identitaire . By an employee who alleged sympathizers as access to a meeting of the group in Lille had received, members of the group were filmed with a hidden camera in how they boasted of beating Muslims, the Nazi salute made and actuated racist statements. An attack on a woman who was apparently of Arab origin was also filmed. In addition, numerous personal contacts between the group and high-ranking employees and advisors of the right-wing Rassemblement National party could be proven.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernard Schmid : Nationalistic "Identities". In: look to the right . November 7, 2012, accessed September 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Bernard Schmid: The “Identitarian Movement” invited to the “Convention”. In: haGalil . November 13, 2012, accessed September 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Roland Sieber: Neo-Nazis take over the “Identitarian Movement”. In: Die Zeit , November 14, 2012 ( online ).
  4. ^ Robert Schmidt: Right-wing extremist Pied Piper in Lyon. In: New Germany . December 17, 2012, accessed September 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Fabrice Robert: Convention identitaire de Beaune ( Memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). November 13, 2007 (French).
  6. ^ La Rédaction du DL: La Convention identitaire européenne donne rendez-vous . ledauphine.com. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. (French).
  7. ^ Jean-Yves Camus: MPR: de l'UMP aux Identitaires, le grand écart idéologique . rue89.com. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. (French).
  8. ↑ Bernard Schmid: The Convention of the Identitarian Movement. ( Memento of November 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) In: Publikative.org , November 18, 2012.
  9. ↑ A la convention identitaire, Harlem Désir est un "petit kapo de camp de rééducation antiraciste". In: francetvinfo.fr . November 3, 2012, accessed September 17, 2019 (French).
  10. ↑ Arno Klönne: Declaration of war against the "old arch enemy". In: Telepolis . November 10, 2012, accessed September 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Roland Sieber: Of dancing racists and uniformed militias. ( Memento from June 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Publikative.org . October 22, 2012.
  12. ^ AP: Right-wing extremists occupy new mosque in Poitiers. In: The world . October 20, 2012 ( online ).
  13. ↑ Reuters / AFP: Right-wing extremists occupy new mosque in Poitiers. In: Tageblatt . October 20, 2012 ( online ).
  14. ↑ Poitiers: la gauche et des associations réclament la dissolution des Identitaires. In: Liberation , October 20, 2012 ( online , French).
  15. ↑ Generation Hate: French far right's violence and racism exposed. In: aljazeera.com . December 9, 2018, accessed September 16, 2019.
  16. ^ France's National Rally links to violent far-right group revealed. In: aljazeera.com . December 16, 2018, accessed on September 16, 2019.