In this open letter to the former Federal Councillor, writer Nadine Richon expresses her concern at the one-sided discourse on Israel and Palestine promoted by the Socialist Party, and calls for greater nuance within this political family.
Nadine Richon
Nadine Richon
Nadine Richon is a writer. A former journalist with L'Illustré, 24 heures and Le Temps, and a sociologist by training, she lives and works in Lausanne.
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Switzerland
Separating the researcher from the activist or drowning the researcher in the activist
par Nadine Richonpar Nadine RichonIt was necessary to separate the man from the work; will it be necessary to separate the researcher from the professor, and the professor from the citizen who harangues students and supports the occupation of universities?
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Exactly five years ago, in April 2017, the Sarah Halimi affair began, the Jewish pensioner murdered by her 27-year-old neighbor, deemed totally irresponsible. Today, the case has come full circle: closed in judicial terms, the story was buried in January 2022 with the report of a parliamentary commission torn apart, but confirming the absence of police and judicial dysfunctions. Nathanaël Majster, one of the lawyers consulted by Sarah Halimi's family, describes the possible avenues for reviving this case, which remains a wound and an insult for Jews, whether or not they recognize themselves in «the community».
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