The LFI deputies stand up while the other parliamentarians in the hemicycle applaud the President of the National embly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, after her speech on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, on October 10. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS
STORY – Death threats, harment, intimidation… Violence against parliamentarians has escalated since the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
Even in the street, the worry does not leave her. Caroline Yadan look left, right, never let your guard down. “I’m a little more vigilant now”, recognizes the Renaissance MP from Paris. From Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israelmore than three weeks ago now, the Jewish MP has been bombarded with around a hundred anti-Semitic messages every day. “I don’t watch them anymore. At some point, you have to know how to protect yourself”, she concedes. Targeted by threats against her person, Caroline Yadan could even be placed under police protection. “Dykes are being blown up. It’s a fear that takes hold on a daily basis,” she warns, after having filed several complaints.
An anxiety that Caroline Yadan is not the only one to feel in the Hemicycle. Since the start of the conflict, many MPs have also been targeted. Starting with the President of the National embly. Just days after the October 7 terrorist attack, Yael…
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