his is laudable, but must these people stay in France once they are rescued from drowning? Will there be any attempt to vet them, or will they be admitted without question?
There is a national security risk involved here: all of the jihadis who murdered 130 people in Paris in November 2015 had just entered Europe as refugees. In February 2015, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. The Lebanese Education Minister said in September 2015 that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. On May 10, 2016, Patrick Calvar, the head of France’s DGSI internal intelligence agency, said that the Islamic State was using migrant routes through the Balkans to get jihadis into Europe.
Marseille official says ready to welcome migrant boat heading for France,” France 24, September 23, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
The deputy mayor of Marseille said the southern French city would welcome the Alan Kurdi after the NGO-run rescue boat announced on Wednesday that it was sailing to France with 125 migrants on board.
“If the Alan Kurdi says it wants to come to Marseille, then we will reiterate our position: that we won’t let people drown in the Mediterranean,” said Benoît Payan, the deputy mayor, who is filling in for Mayor Michèle Rubirola during her absence on health grounds.
Earlier on Wednesday, the German-based aid organisation Sea-Eye said the Alan Kurdi was travelling to Marseille as fast as possible after it was turned away by Italian authorities.
“In order to avoid a long and stressful crossing, we must request for an immediate disembarkation for all of rescued people within the next hours,” said Jan Ribbeck, head of operations at Sea-Eye.
The ship, named after the Syrian boy who made global headlines when he drowned and his body washed up on the shores of Turkey in 2015, rescued 133 people, including 62 children, from three different boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday….
More than 600 migrants have perished this year while attempting the Mediterranean crossing, the deadliest route for those hoping for a better life in Europe.
Almost 50,000 have made the journey so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
There is a national security risk involved here: all of the jihadis who murdered 130 people in Paris in November 2015 had just entered Europe as refugees. In February 2015, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. The Lebanese Education Minister said in September 2015 that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. On May 10, 2016, Patrick Calvar, the head of France’s DGSI internal intelligence agency, said that the Islamic State was using migrant routes through the Balkans to get jihadis into Europe.
Marseille official says ready to welcome migrant boat heading for France,” France 24, September 23, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
The deputy mayor of Marseille said the southern French city would welcome the Alan Kurdi after the NGO-run rescue boat announced on Wednesday that it was sailing to France with 125 migrants on board.
“If the Alan Kurdi says it wants to come to Marseille, then we will reiterate our position: that we won’t let people drown in the Mediterranean,” said Benoît Payan, the deputy mayor, who is filling in for Mayor Michèle Rubirola during her absence on health grounds.
Earlier on Wednesday, the German-based aid organisation Sea-Eye said the Alan Kurdi was travelling to Marseille as fast as possible after it was turned away by Italian authorities.
“In order to avoid a long and stressful crossing, we must request for an immediate disembarkation for all of rescued people within the next hours,” said Jan Ribbeck, head of operations at Sea-Eye.
The ship, named after the Syrian boy who made global headlines when he drowned and his body washed up on the shores of Turkey in 2015, rescued 133 people, including 62 children, from three different boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday….
More than 600 migrants have perished this year while attempting the Mediterranean crossing, the deadliest route for those hoping for a better life in Europe.
Almost 50,000 have made the journey so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
