France braces for another wave of Muslim "refugees"

[Cue theme music from Twilight Zone.] Imagine, if you will, that the population of your country is, by fiat of the United Nations (read: One World Government), increased by over 3%... overnight! Imagine too that all the newcomers don't speak your language, worship your God, or share your values. And they expect you to welcome them, feed them, house them, and ensure that they have a standard of living equal to that you've worked for all your life. 

If you live in France, what you're imagining could seen be your reality, as France's National Court of Asylum (CNDA) ruled yesterday that all Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip will be eligible for the first time to apply for asylum in France.

The CNDA ruled in favour of a Palestinian mother, a Muslim, who sought asylum in France in the wake of the October 7th terror attacks on Israel, for which other Muslims -- the Islamist Hamas -- were responsible. Makes sense, eh? Errr, maybe not. The court said the "war methods"” of the Israeli Defence Force in Gaza -- not the Islamists but the Israelis -- were "serious enough to be regarded as methods of persecution."

According to Le Figaro, the case paved the way for the CNDA to declare that all Palestinians living in Gaza should be entitled to asylum protection in France. All of them. All 2.2 million!

The court based its decision on the Geneva Convention, which says that people who face "persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion," should be considered "refugees". The court specifically cited the supposed persecution based on "nationality" faced by Palestinians in Gaza, even though France, like most other nations, doesn't recognize Palestine as a state. 

Nevertheless, the judges said that they possessed the "characteristics" of a nationality, which according to the Convention include belonging to a "group determined by its cultural, ethnic or linguistic identity, common geographical or political origins or its relationship with the population of another state." Those lawyers sure have a way with words, don't they.

While the ruling is novel in declaring that all Palestinians are "persecuted" by the evil Israelis, legal experts noted that it would likely only impact around 20% of the population of Gaza. Why? Because 80% of the "Gazans" are already classified as "refugees" by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)and are therefore already eligible for protection in France.

 Although the ruling was hailed by leftist groups such as Amnesty International, others expressed concern about allowing more Palestinians into France. One of the skeptics is Henda Ayari, a former Muslim turned anti-Islamist activist and female rights campaigner, who said, "While France is already grappling with explosive community tensions, it chooses today to unconditionally welcome refugees from Gaza, even though more than 30 Muslim countries refuse to take them in."

"Why," Ms Ayari asks, "should France, once again, play the role of humanitarian substitute while others categorically refuse to host these populations in their countries? We're talking about a region where Hamas recruits, where Islamist ideology and anti-Semitic, anti-Western hatred are deeply rooted, where many celebrated the massacres of October 7. 

"We cannot pretend to believe that they are all 'innocent victims.' Some of these individuals who will arrive in France may have participated in, supported, or condoned terrorism. And tomorrow? They will be housed, fed, and supported at the expense of French taxpayers… while our retirees are dying and our neighbourhoods are exploding."