Participants in a French Council of Ministers meeting reported Macron He said during the session, “Netanyahu must not forget that his country was established by a decision of the United Nations,” referring to the vote of the United Nations General Assembly in November 1947 on a plan to partition Palestine To a Jewish state and an Arab state.
Macron continued: “Therefore, this is not the time to renounce decisions United NationsAt a time when Israel continues its attack on southern Lebanon, targeting with devastating air strikes areas affiliated with Hezbollah. The United Nations forces deployed in southern Lebanon said that they were exposed to Israeli fire several times during these operations, wounding five of their members.
to reply Netanyahu He did not delay, as he considered that the “victory” in the 1948 war was what led to the establishment of the State of Israel, and not the issuance of a United Nations resolution.
The Israeli Prime Minister 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 those from the Vichy regime in France“.
A few days ago, the two parties once again entered into a tug of war, after Macron’s call to stop supplying weapons to Israel to fight in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu was also forced to comment and say, “It is expected that Israel’s friends will stand behind it and not impose restrictions on it that would strengthen the Iranian axis of evil.”
Netanyahu opposes a “unilateral ceasefire” in Lebanon
Netanyahu informed Macron during a phone call on Tuesday of his opposition to a “unilateral ceasefire” with Hezbollah In Lebanon.
A statement issued by Netanyahu’s office said, “The Prime Minister said during the conversation that he opposes a unilateral ceasefire that does not lead to a change in the security situation in the country.” Lebanon“And just restores it to how it was.”
The Prime Minister explained, “Israel “It will not accept any arrangement that does not allow this, and does not prevent Hezbollah from reorganizing and rearming its ranks.”
