Tag Archives: Emmanuel Macron
Israel slams Macron’s reference to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron for suggesting Palestinian prisoners in Israel were “hostages” and juxtaposing them with Israelis being held captive in Gaza.Sa’ar labeled as a “lie and moral distortion” the remarks by Macron, who made them at a June 14 press conference in Paris. Read more » »
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State Absent ‘Substantive’ Israeli Steps
Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September, before the U.N. Read more » »
American Jewish coalition passes on meeting with French rep after Macron’s nod to ‘Palestinian state’
A coalition of American Jewish organizations publicly declined to meet with Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Friday in the wake of French President Emanuel Macron’s intent to recognize a “Palestinian state. Read more » »
