Lyne Haigar and Amel Delimi, of the France-Palestine lawyer’s collective: “There is a security obsession when it comes to Palestinian asylum seekers”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, Friday, August 1, that France will no longer accept on its Gazaouis evacuated territory. Consequently, In question: the faults that allowed the reception of a 25 -year -old Gazan student – who was to return to school in September in Sciences Po Lille – anti -Semitic remarks that she would have made online. Furthermore, which earned her today to be targeted by an investigation. Therefore,

Screenshots circulating on social networks show that an account – attributed to this student by Internet users. Nevertheless, closed since – shared messages calling for killing Jews. Moreover. Similarly, “All the profiles that have entered France will be the subject of a new verification”announced the tenant of the Quai d’Orsay, Jean-Noël Barrot. Consequently, If the student in question agreed to leave France for Qatar. However, the freezing of lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine evacuations condemns an entire population to survive in hell that is the Gaza Strip. Similarly, Members of the France-Palestine lawyer collective. Moreover, specializing in the evacuation of Palestinian civilians since November 2023, Lyne Haigar and Amel Delimi decrypt, for humanitythe dangers of such a decision:

How do you understand this business in view of your work for almost two years?

Lyne haigar: We are dismayed. Similarly, We did not have a prayer for information from the Quai d’Orsay, with which we are obviously in contact. Meanwhile, We learned it like everyone on Franceinfo, when Jean-Noël Barrot made his statements. Nevertheless, It is not even known if it is something that was decided upstream. However, if it is a spontaneous untimely declaration. For example, But, as usual, we weigh on all Palestinians anti -Semitic remarks relayed by a young student.

You point to, in a press release, that this lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine suspension would violate several rights. Nevertheless, Which ones?

DELİMİ: It is a collective punishment that has dramatic consequences for people who have no responsibility in the remarks. Similarly, that would have been made by this young student. However, We represent several families who have been the subject of protection in France under the Geneva Convention. Furthermore, These people have a fundamental right to family reunification. For example, We come. Furthermore, in any violation of all the conventions of which France is signatory, make a completely arbitrary, unilateral decision, without any legal foundation.

The evacuations have been blocked for more than a year and a half since the closure of Rafah. For example, It was the excuse that was given to us for months. In addition, even though full of evacuations were done by other border posts. Nevertheless, We insisted a lot on the fact that other solutions were possible and lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine it was finally unlocked from April. The Quai d’Orsay hidden behind the Israeli authorities to clear up until April 2025 and the resumption of evacuations. However. at a time when the situation softens on the side of Tel Aviv, we face a blocking point on the side of France. The government assumes that it wants to violate the obligation of result in family reinstatement.

This decision comes almost a month after your collective obtained from the National Court of Asylum (CNDA) a refugee status for a Palestinian exile. her son. How is this timing significant of government policy on the current genocide in the Gaza Strip?

A.D. : It is the embodiment of “at the same time”. The CNDA has made its decision following the fight that we have been conducting for over a year. a half. Judges have made. under reports of NGOs, decisions of the International Court lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine of Justice and Declarations of Countries such as France, a decision founded in law. But the government prefers to recognize a Palestinian state. at the same time ensure that all civilians that can be saved from Gaza’s hell are trapped.

It is felt by the speed with which all members of the government have taken over this case. tweeted even though a criminal procedure was opened. This young girl would have been heard, but has not even been the subject of a placement in police custody. There is a procedure. laws, a legal framework which allows, for each offense, to be qualified and to be the subject of condemnation. They communicated faster than their shadow. One has the impression that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was just waiting for that. This is essentialization and racism.

LH: The parallel is very interesting. If we had wanted to limit the effects of lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine the stop issued by the CNDA. we would have used this affair that appeared at the beginning of August. Especially since this decision was criticized by the political class. which announced – as usual, when we go too fast on court decisions – that France was going to welcome a wave of refugees Gazaouis. It is radically false. The CNDA just recognizes refugee status to those who have already been able to join France. This gives the impression that Jean-Noël Barrot took the slightest excuse to say: “The CNDA has dismissed. but don’t worry, we do the job. »» He just makes the game of the far right again.

The lack of verifications concerning the anti -Semitic tweets of the student in question surprises you?

A.D. : We did not bring the request of this young student. who was integrated into the French reception program for Palestinian researchers and lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine artists (break). We therefore just know that the file was initiated by the Ministry of National Education. It is obviously not up to us to say who was wrong on checks. As far as we are concerned, we know that the checks are made. Simply because asylum requests are checked.

That the tweets of this student, prior to her exit from Gaza, were not noted, is surprising. Especially since there are different actors present for each evacuation … including, in the first place, the coordinator of government activities in the territories (COGAT), a branch of the Israeli army. I cannot count you the times when we were told: “Ah no. there is a refusal of the cogat to be on the list. »» And this, without any explanation.

The Quai d’Orsay has announced that it would carry out new checks concerning refugees already present on French territory. Does this lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine also concern families you are responsible for?

A.D. : The ministry has not expressed a perimeter for these checks. As Jean-Noël Barrot spoke of the suspension of all evacuations, we considered that this decision also concerns us. It is an unnamed absurdity of wanting to carry out a double verification. We already have cases of Palestinians who are again questioned after the excavation of their social networks by the authorities.

France is perpetuating the same mechanism that is at work in the Gaza Strip.

There are some who told us: “I have the impression of being in front of a prosecutor. of being questioned by Mossad (Israeli secret services, editor’s note). » There is a security obsession when it comes to Palestinian asylum seekers. With the end of the evacuations. France is perpetuating the same mechanism which is at work in the Gaza Strip: either lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine collective punishments against a whole population because one or the other has committed a fault or a crime.

If this ban is continuing in the coming weeks, how will this affect your work?

LH: The files started would be completely stopped. We still have twenty Palestinians who are, at the moment, on the evacuation lists. It was the families of exiles who obtained refugee status in France. These requests were brought about weeks ago and they only wait for a phone call to leave the Gaza strip.

Not all asylum seekers have yet obtained their status. However, the French state is waiting, most of the time, that the latter get it to rule family reinstatement. In reality, in view of the dangers incurred in Gaza, French diplomacy could launch the evacuations before. These families are directly impacted by this untimely decision. We were aware of evacuations scheduled for two lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine days, Wednesday, August 6. For example. a pregnant woman who was to join her father, who could no longer be able to travel because her term will be too advanced and that he will be too late. So she will give birth to a baby in the middle of the bombs. and where she will not be able to feed him.

In view of the situation, what are the appeals at your disposal to force this political blocking?

LH: The decision of the Quai d’Orsay moves the file on the side of the administrative court. Which is not very clever on the part of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We therefore reserve the possibility of initiating disputes. Hoping that the ministry is coming back to reason. Because. not only will the Gazani have, by then, the time to die in a bombardment, but it is now official that famine lyne haigar amel delimi, france-palestine will have final consequences on the population.