In the May 3, 2017 Presidential debate Marine Le Pen accused Emmanuel Marcon of propagating hatred by calling France’s colonization of Algeria “a crime against humanity.” Marcon made the comment to a newspaper during a visit to Algiers in February 2017. In recent years France has taken steps to smooth relations with Algeria. 1.5m people were killed during the Algerian war of independence which ended in 1962. French government officials have acknowledge France’s poor treatment of Algerians during the war but have stopped short of apologizing.
@94T23XX2yrs2Y
No, but atrocities committed by the French military and militant groups should be considered as such
@9698S2P2yrs2Y
No, but war crimes committed by the French military and by militant groups should be considered as such
@94ZRF5Q2yrs2Y
No, but atrocities committed by the French military and by militant groups should be considered as such
@94DT2W72yrs2Y
French hasn't done the best things in Algeria but it is in the past so it best to move on now
@92XN5YP2yrs2Y
Yes, but education of history needs to be more balanced
@92HS727Independent2yrs2Y
Yes, but so were atrocities committed by nationalist groups
@92GG5BM2yrs2Y
Yes, but the education system on France's history needs to be more balanced
@92GG5BM2yrs2Y
Yes, the education system on France's history needs to be more balanced
@8YSRM4Z2yrs2Y
No, but some the acts of the French Algerian government were crimes against humanity. Either way, the colonization was not good.
@8XSMM292yrs2Y
While the conquest of Algeria was not, the treatment of Algerians during its war of independence was a crime against humanity.
