A French Facebook friend just posted a link to this page, Nationalistes Anti-Sionistes Anti-Macons.
It was launched not long ago, heading into the French elections; it translates as "Anti-Zionist, anti-Masonic Nationalists."
Scroll down, and you’ll spot a photo of Richard Prasquier, the director of the CRIF, the umbrella body for French Jewry. He is posing with outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy and incoming president Francois Hollande,.
Helpfully, the page manager points a yellow arrow at Prasquier and explains: "He’s the boss!"
Most telling about this group (if it’s more than a single yutz) is its logo: It features Asterix.
The wisecracking, pun-proficient Gaul hero who helped turned BD into a literary form (and who taught me the little French I can manage.)
Who was created by Rene Goscinny.
Who is buried in a Jewish cemetery, who according to Wikipedia left much of his money to the French rabbinate.
Who was Jewish. Read here his daughter’s moving account of his first and last visit to Jerusalem, two months before his death:
Il était juif, toute sa famille avait été assassinée pendant la guerre. Aller en Israël était symbolique. Comme un voyage prémonitoire avant le grand voyage.
He was Jewish, his entire family was murdered during the war. Going to Israel was symbolic. Like a prep for the great voyage.
Oh for an Obelix moment here: "They’re not so bright, these fascists."
The group’s logo — considering Goscinny’s brilliance — is especially galling (forgive — nah, don’t forgive, enjoy — the pun.)
First France — then the world.
Geddit?
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