Tag: Israel-France Relations
Macron’s error: The UN did not create Israel
French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet last month that Israel was created by a decision of the United Nations and that the Jewish state should not “disregard the decisions of the U.N.”
However, the United...
Netanyahu to Macron: UN did not create Israel, ‘heroic fighters’ did
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a rejoinder to French President Emmanuel Macron's claim earlier that day that Israel was created by the United Nations.
"A reminder to the French President: It was...
The war against the Jews
We have to face without flinching what is now undeniable: There is a war across the globe raging against the Jewish people. It’s a war not just to destroy their national homeland but to...
Former French FM accuses ‘settlers’ of poisoning wells
Former France Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine employed an age-old antisemitic trope during an interview on Europe 1 CNews on Sunday, in which he accused Jewish “settlers” in Judea and Samaria of poisoning wells.
“The behavior of the...
Netanyahu thanks France for ‘stalwart support’ against Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné for his country's "stalwart support" amid Israel's war against the Hamas terrorist organization.
Ahead of a meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu commended Séjourné...
FM Cohen hosts French counterpart in Tel Aviv
Paris can play a "positive and significant role" in preventing all-out war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told his French counterpart Catherine Colonna in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
Colonna emphasized during...
French parliament rejects resolution calling Israel ‘apartheid’
After a group of far-left members of France’s National Assembly put forward a measure labeling Israel an “apartheid state,” the lower house of Parliament rejected it by a margin of 199 to 71.
“We can only reject...
Israel’s Herzog in France: ‘Nations must stand together against Iran’
“The family of nations must stand together and not let Iran pour more fuel on the flames of hatred—before it is too late,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told a crowd in Toulouse, France on Sunday.
“The State...
Herzog, Macron hold diplomatic working meeting
President Isaac Herzog holds a diplomatic meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his state visit to France on Monday with a diplomatic working meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, according...
Lapid and Macron talk about return to Iran deal, among other pressing topics
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid talked with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday evening, specifically discussing the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna surrounding a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to...