FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 318*NEW PM DELAYS CABINET*CONFRONTATION AT BASKETBALL GAME FEATURING ISRAELI TEAM*JUSTICE FOR FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS*MACRON PROFANE AT DISASTER SITE*PROTESTS TODAY*

 

               (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

           (STRONG PROFANE LANGUAGE USED BY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON)

AN ANGERED AND PROFANE PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON THE CYCLONE DEVASTATED ISLAND OF MAYOTTE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN 12/19/2024

The selection of the cabinet of new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou moved forward dependent on agreement with parties other than the faction supporting President Emmanuel Macron.

Mr. Bayrou pushing his cabinet selection back into the week of Christmas.

One wonders how long his government may last in the midst of the existing political divisions.

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT A BASKETBALL GAME IN A SUBURB OF PARIS BETWEEN A FRENCH TEAM AND AN ISRAELI TEAM.

A JUDGE RULING AGAINST THE LOCAL MAYOR WHO SOUGHT THE BANNING OF FANS.

BUT A PROTEST BY PRO-PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS WAS BANNED OUTSIDE THE ARENA.

IN THE END DEMONSTRATORS CAME OUT ONTO THE COURT DURING THE GAME WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS LEADING TO A CONFRONTATION.   

POLICE AND ISRAELI FANS GOING AFTER THOSE DEMONSTRATORS...TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)...RMC Sport-BFM TV France

The justice system in France this week with one case involving a famous man and another case involving a group of infamous men.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy losing his appeal to France's highest court after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling.

Sarkozy was sentenced to three years imprisonment in 2021 with two years suspended and the other year to be served in home detention wearing an electronic tag.

Sarkozy will comply with his home imprisonment but appeal to the European Court of Human Rights...

"France's Sarkozy first former head of state ordered to wear electronic tag after losing graft appeal"-France 24

Sentences handed down in the Mazan mass rape case this week.  The primary defendant Dominique Pelicot getting 20 years the maximum allowed.

50 other men sentenced to varying terms as light as three years.

Mr. Pelicot found guilty of drugging and raping his wife Gisele  and inviting the others to rape her...Reuters Story...

ON FRIDAY A VERDICT OF GUILTY FOR EIGHT DEFENDANTS IN THE BEHEADING OF TEACHER SAMUEL PATY OUTSIDE A SCHOOL.

PATY KILLED DAYS AFTER HE SHOWED STUDENTS THE CONTROVERSIAL CARTOONS OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED THAT LED TO THE ATTACK ON OFFICES OF THE NEWSPAPER 'CHARLIE HEBDO' IN 2015...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-THE GUARDIAN UK-"Eight convicted over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris"

POWERFUL AND PROFANE COMMENTS FROM PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AS HE VISITED THE CYCLONE DEVASTATED INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY OF MAYOTTE THURSDAY EVENING.

RESIDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT DELAYED AID WITH SOME SHOUTING FOR MR. MACRON'S RESIGNATION.

THEN THE FRENCH PRESIDENT BECAME AGITATED SPEAKING OF SUFFERING INVOLVING PEOPLE OF ALL RACES FOLLOWED BY THIS STATEMENT:

"if it wasn't for France, you'd be 10,000 times deeper in shit"...

                       Ian Bremmer "X" Post (Video Embed)

On Friday Mr. Macron said he was being provoked by members of the National Rally.

A small group of Yellow Vest protesters on the streets of Paris this afternoon...Video Stream Paris Protest 12/21/2024 (2 hour 53 minute video) 

ONE OTHER PROTEST TODAY IN PARIS ON BEHALF OF GEORGES IBRAHIM ABDALLAH CONVICTED IN THE MURDERS OF US AND ISRAELI DIPLOMATS BACK IN 1982...Georges Ibrahim Abdallah Wikipedia...

HE'S BEEN ORDERED RELEASED ON CONDITION HE LEAVE FRANCE BUT PROSECUTORS ARE CHALLENGING IT.

ABDALLAH'S CASE A CASE CELEBRATED BY THE PRO-PALESTINIAN LEFT IN FRANCE...VIDEO PARIS PROTEST LEBANON-PALESTINE GEORGES ABDALLAH

                              And that is the story of news and protests from France this week.