This Tuesday, July 16 in Toulouse, Rebellion Extinction carried out an action punch at the arrival of the Tour de France to denounce the presence of the Israel Premier Tech team, accused of laundering Israeli crimes in Gaza.
He did not go unnoticed, tackled by a security member on the finish line, before being taken on from the CRS. While the Peloton du Tour de France crossed the last meters of the 11th stage, in Compans-Caffarelli, in the heart of Toulouse, Rebellion Toulouse extinction activists tried to interrupt the race.
Shipping t-shirts made of slogans “Israel Out of the Tour”, “Stop genocide” and “Free Gaza”, the activists have brandished a Palestinian flag, under the eye of the cameras.
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By this spectacular action, the collective intended to denounce the supposed complicity of the Grande Boucle in the “genocide in progress in Gaza”.
The presence of the Israel Premier Tech team, described “as an ambassador of Israel” and financed by the Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams, is considered unacceptable by activists, who accuse the organization of the Tour de France of bleaching the actions of the Israeli government.
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“By leaving this team to compete, the tour is positioned on the side of the oppressor. Neutrality does not exist in the face of oppression,” the activists said in a statement. The Toulouse town hall is also targeted. Rebellion extinction denounces its twinning with Tel Aviv, the presence of large companies like Thales, and the prohibition of an exhibition on Gaza organized by Doctors Without Borders. For activists, these positions betray a clear alignment of the municipality on Israeli interests. The plated activist was arrested.