You may never have heard of this and neither had I until a player in the Premier League made the gesture during a game.
The Quenelle as it is called is the hallmark of controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, who says it is anti-establishment.
It is an inverted Nazi salute and those embracing the gesture have been photograhed outside Synagogues and Holocaust sites.
There seem to be a lot of extremist stories coming from France these days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-25550581
Nicolas Anelka the player in question has been charged.
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