Several French artists are shunning the French Front Nationale. After criticizing their stance on French TV, Jean-Marie Le Pen was reminded that one of those protesting was the singer Patrick Bruel, who is Jewish. He responded:
On fera une fournée la prochaine fois.*
Fournée can mean ‘batch’, but also furnace or bakery, and Le Pen’s words have been read as a reference to the Holocaust. Bruel has responded by expressing his sorrow, not for himself, but the memories of six million dead.
Le Pen, who is godfather to one of Dieudonné’s children, has denied that his response was antisemitic.
*Literally, this might be translated ‘one will make a batch/oven next time.’
