28 July 2006
The French government has banned Tribu-Ka, or Tribe K, an openly anti-Semitic group with a philosophy of violence, from operating in the country. The ban was announced by Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who stated that he had no “intention of tolerating people that threaten, intimidate, injure or behave in the way that they [Tribu-Ka] behaved”, AFP reports. The group is predominantly made up of black youths and caused disturbances in the Jewish quarter of the capital, Paris, in May this year, leading to concerns over the continued existence and tolerance of the group. Tribu-Ka’s outspoken leader, Kemi Seba, has said that the group intends to ignore the ban, reports AFP. Significance: Although initially just a grouping of 15 to 20 youths, Tribu-Ka’s membership has now nearly tripled, according to the group’s leader.
