Debout Les Belges! (French pronunciation: [dəbu le bɛlʒ]; Belgians, Rise up!) is a far-right[1][2] political group in Belgium, founded and led by Belgian MP Laurent Louis, who was previously associated with the Islamist party ISLAM.[citation needed]
The group is associated with French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala and the quenelle gesture which he has popularized, often considered a subversive allusion to the Nazi salute.[3] Although its leader has recently criticized Alain Soral, another important leader of Reconciliation Nationale.[4] The group has been accused of antisemitism and a planned gathering of notable anti-Zionists organized by Louis was banned in 2014.[3][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Belgium: Mayor bans and then disperses anti-Semitic, ultra-right assembly". ROMEA. 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Holocaust denier ordered to visit concentration camps and write about them". Washington Post. September 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Belgium bans 'anti-Semitic hatefest'".
- ^ "Laurent LOUIS - Debout Les Belges officiel".
- ^ "The leader of "Debout Les Belges!," far-right lawmaker Laurent Louis (C) perform the 'quenelle' gesture ahead of the anti-Semitic congress, "First European Conference of Dissidence", organised by Chamber member Laurent Louis in Anderlecht, outside Brussel". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Belgium: Riot Police Disperse Anti-Semitic Rally".
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