On June 7th, there was a hearing of appeal of Shamir’s publisher M. Cherifi. Here is the report of Maria Poumier from the court: 

Alleluia; it was  a great day. LICRA fielded just one poor Levy (no supporters at all), in front of 50 fighting lions. 3 black lawyers, one spoke technically, the other one spoke as a French catholic and African, an intellectual, a fine heir of King Sun Louis XIV's court: he represented the spirit of the place, Versailles, a real aristocracy of mind. It was a shining day, in a beautiful place. Mr Cherifi Alaoui attacked LICRA as impostor instead of antiracist, and defended freedom of thought in the country of freedom. I spoke about you as Simone Weil's son. The judge received written evidences by J. F. Poirier, Ginette S. H, J. C. Manifacier, Xavier Lavaud, J.C.  Ponsin. Your supporters filled the place: an Iranian journalist, some Arab journalists, your black supporters, young students, other writers and thinkers, from left and right, Mr. Cherifi Alaoui's wife (she is a French scientist). By the way, Jean François Poirier recently published a new translation of Marx's The Jewish Issue, at La Fabrique (Eric Hazan, Norman Finkelstein's publisher).

Oh Holy day, indeed, when Jesus walked on the sea: we were there, we saw Him, and you were there indeed. The court was not hostile at all. The prosecutor asked just one question to the publisher, at the beginning : "Is your publishing house specializing in the Far East?!” So, now, it seems that freedom of speech about the Jewry belongs to the very very very far unbelievable country that Marco Polo told Europe about, some centuries ago.... After that, he didn't speak a word. September 6 is the date for the verdict.

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