French president responds to Israeli PM’s ‘erroneous’ allegations in relation to decision to recognise state of Palestine
Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Benjamin Netanyahu for his “abject” and “erroneous” remarks after Israel’s prime minister claimed that antisemitism had “surged” in France after the country’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state in September.
In a statement released late on Tuesday, the office of the French president pushed back against Netanyahu’s claim. “The analysis suggesting that France’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine in September is behind the rise in antisemitic violence in France is erroneous, abject, and will not go unanswered,” it said. “The current period calls for seriousness and responsibility, not generalisation and manipulation.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/france-israel-emmanuel-macron-decries-abject-benjamin-netanyahu-claim-of-antisemitic-surge
Author : Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2025-08-20 16:55:00
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