"Muslims are paying for the crimes of Europeans" - Abbot Pierre

In recent days, a fragment of an interview given by Abbot Pierre, a well-known French politician, Catholic priest and World War II participant in 1993, has been circulated on French social networks . It says that a religious, social and political figure is making Muslims pay for the crimes of Europeans against Jews.

The words of the French priest and World War II hero have become relevant again in the background of Israel's aggression in the Gaza Strip and the artificial famine created in the blockaded enclave.

“When it was all over [World War II and the Holocaust], we were ashamed and made Muslims pay for doing nothing. No Muslim participated in or claimed responsibility for the Holocaust. And we deceived the Palestinians," Abb at Pierre said in the interview.

Henri Antoine Gruet earned the nickname "Abbe Pierre" when he participated in the French Resistance during World War II, including helping Jewish refugees escape the Nazis.

A strong supporter of the Palestinian cause, the Abbé has criticized the use of the history of the Israeli occupation and the Holocaust and the suffering of European Jews to justify the brutal treatment of people in Palestine, while not denying the Holocaust itself. 3 films have been made about Abbot Pierre, the latest being a biographical film from 2023.