A lecturer at Lyon 2 University was accused of anti-Semitism for publishing a list of figures it described as “genocidal”

The authority condemned “in the strongest terms the contents of this publication”, seen and condemned by Licra on Friday.

A teacher-researcher at the University of Lyon 2 was accused of anti-Semitism after the discovery of messages posted two months earlier on Facebook, which called for “genocide to boycott” a list of twenty personalities, the majority of whom were Jewish. The League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (Lycra) revealed, on Friday 21 November, this message from the professor of medieval history, posted on 20 September and since then inaccessible. Below mention “20 perpetrators of genocide who should be boycotted under all circumstances” There are 20 names, including presenter Arthur or actors Charlotte Gainsbourg and Philippe Torreton, along with their photos.

“Calls to boycott individuals constitute a provocation of discrimination and violence”, taunted Licra by accusing her teacher “make a list, like we did during the Occupation.”

The 20 figures targeted by the teacher’s message were signatories of an open letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, who is preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in the name of France, to ask him to first demand the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of Hamas. The text was published in Le Figaro on September 19.

“We condemn in the strongest terms the content of this publication, which in no way represents our university or the values ​​it defends and transmits.” commented on the agency’s presidency on Saturday in a press release. “While this colleague, who does not perform any function to represent our stance, recognizes the absolute right to individual and private expression, we remain deeply shocked by the process that led us to completely disassociate,” he added, stating what he was thinking “necessary action”.

In his message on X, Minister of Higher Education, Philippe Baptiste, “notice” this reaction and brought all his “support for the people mentioned and for everyone surprised by this list.”

LR’s chief deputy, Laurent Wauquiez, former president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, assessed this message “absolutely amazing”, and denounce “Left-wing anti-Semitism is commonplace in our universities”said he was confident in his choice to suspend regional aid to Lyon 2.

La France insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for his part, expressed his opinion “solidarity” with teacher-researchers from the University of Lyon 2, believes that it is “targeted Licra under false pretenses intended to demonstrate the omnipotence of the accusers.”