And he said Macron During a press conference at the end of a European summit in Brussels, “I think I talk enough about the situation in the Middle East so that there is no need” for anyone to report on it.
He added, “All of this is evidence, in essence, of a collapse in public debate and a lack of professionalism.”
Participants in a French government session held on October 15 quoted Macron as telling his ministers that Netanyahu “should not ignore United Nations resolutions” and “not forget that his country was established by a United Nations decision,” referring to the United Nations General Assembly’s vote in November 1947 on… A plan to divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
These raised statements about the creation of a state Israel There was great controversy and anger among Jewish institutions in France and among part of the political class.
Netanyahu quickly responded, saying that the State of Israel was established as a result of the “victory” in the 1948 war, not as a result of a UN decision.
Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office, “A reminder to the President of France: The State of Israel was not established by a United Nations decision, but rather by virtue of the victory in the War of Independence, which was achieved with the blood of heroic fighters, including many Holocaust survivors, especially from the Vichy regime in France.”
Macron, who appeared angry, on Thursday pointed the finger at “ministers” whom he accused of having reported “distorted statements” about him, at “journalists” who repeated these statements, and at “commentators” who did not verify their authenticity.
He added, “When I have something to say, I issue a statement or hold a press conference. This is ethics. There is no other way.”
He confirmed that France “It has never failed” the Hebrew state, recalling that successive governments and he personally “have always fought all forms of anti-Semitism.”
He stressed that “there is no ambiguity, France has always stood by Israel,” stressing that “this commitment still exists, as we proved again this year through our participation in defending Israel” in confronting the attacks of Iran and the Houthis.
