Philippe Val addresses UN Watch’s Rally for Equal Rights at the United Nations

Philippe Val, author, journalist, and former Charlie Hebdo editor, addressed the Rally for Equal Rights at the United Nations on March 18, 2019. Below is the English translation of his remarks. His original French speech can be heard in the video above. For links to other speakers’ quotes, videos and photos, click here. __________ Good morning, friends; good morning, all. I see an Italian flag there, and I’m going to make this short because there are a lot of speakers. I feel a deep dislike for the current Italian government; I believe I share that dislike with a great many European citizens. I…

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