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Arab and jewish communities disturbed by lepen { April 23 2002 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,689125,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,689125,00.html 'We are afraid. France is finished' Across the Arab and Jewish communities, the first round result is seen as deeply disturbing Tuesday April 23, 2002 The Guardian On the wrong side of the Boulevard Peripherique, the grimy ring road around Paris, Arabs of all ages are deeply disturbed by the massive turnout for Jean-Marie Le Pen. In Porte de Clignancourt, north Paris, a no man's land between the middle classes and the dark suburbs, Hamid, 40, from Algeria, said the election shows that "people are like sheep". Hatem, a 21-year-old of Tunisian descent, said his father told him after the election results: "I am afraid for your generation." Farida and her friend Rachida, two French-Algerians from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on the outskirts of Paris, were fired up with determination. Rachida, 20, was outraged by the first-round result. "To all the French neighbours who say 'bonjour' to us like hypocrites, I would like to say that the result is totally abusive. We have to mobilise, we have to regroup." Farida, 19, said: "I'm going to tell everyone to vote in the second round and to vote for Chirac." She added: "I'm going to vote for Chirac." Hassan, 34, an Algerian who lives in the Paris dormitory town of Argenteuil, said his friends now regretted voting for the minor leftwing parties, splitting the vote for Lionel Jospin. "They didn't expect Le Pen to get through on the first round. But they'll vote in the second round to make sure he falls flat on his face," he said. Kadr, 40, also Algerian, said Le Pen played the trump card - fear. People were also fed up with the left and right, who had become mired in the middle ground of "cohabitation". The fear is not confined to the Arab community. Franck, a Jew whose brother-in-law voted for Le Pen, said: "Around us, there is a lot of fear. We are taking precautions. I'm ready to pack my bags and leave." Franck, 54, and Tunisian-born, said: "This is an atom bomb. The people who voted for Le Pen didn't know what they were doing. "For the past two months, Jewish people have been leaving. There are queues outside Jewish travel agencies. We are very afraid. France is finished."

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