A highly anticipated gathering is set to take place, at least by important political figures. The march against anti-Semitism, scheduled for Sunday, November 12 in Paris, at the request of the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate, Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher, is expected to bring together ministers, political leaders, representatives of associations, cultural figures, and citizens.
The Paris police prefecture (PP) has outlined the route of the march. It will start from the esplanade des Invalides (7th arrondissement) at 3 p.m. and will conclude at place Edmond Rostand (6th arrondissement). The march will take the Avenue du Maréchal Galliéni, Quai d’Orsay, and the boulevards Saint-Germain and Saint-Michel between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Participants are invited to gather at the esplanade des Invalides from 2 p.m. onwards.
Parking along the route of the demonstration will be prohibited, according to the police prefecture. The traffic in the area will be heavily disrupted and will gradually be restored based on the situation, with the police prefecture advising motorists to avoid the sector for the duration of the event.
Expect disruptions in the metro and RER. The Concorde (lines 1, 8, and 12), Assemblée nationale (12), Solférino (12 and RER C), Rue du Bac (12), Saint-Germain-des-Prés (4), Mabillon (10), Odéon (4 and 10) and Cluny-la-Sorbonne (10) stations will be closed.
The “great civic march” on Sunday in Paris is intended to signal a general mobilization in response to the rise in anti-Semitic acts in France, in the context of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, argue its initiators, a message clouded by the controversy surrounding the participation of the RN and the boycott by LFI.
