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Netanyahu Calls Macron’s Remarks on West Bank in UN Speech ‘Grotesque’
Netanyahu said Macron misread the situation after a West Bank shooting that killed 1 Israeli and drew praise from Hamas.
- French President Emmanuel Macron sparked outrage Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly by claiming Hamas was never active in the West Bank, drawing a sharp rebuke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu's reaction followed the Sunday murder of Netanel Shukrun, a French citizen and father of six, shot in his car near Neve Tzuf in Judea and Samaria, an attack Israel attributed to a Hamas terrorist.
- A French diplomatic source told the Jerusalem Post the remarks were a "misinterpretation" regarding governance, while Netanyahu countered that Hamas members "carry out attacks against Jews almost every day" in the region.
- Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, denounced the remarks as "out of touch with reality," while Macron separately challenged President Trump's assertion regarding peace in Gaza and humanitarian access.
- The region remains complex, with an estimated 3.3 million Palestinians living alongside 700,000 Jews in about 160 settlements established since the 1967 Middle East war in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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ISRAELI Prime Minister Netanyahu has strongly condemned French President Macron's speech at the UN, in which he criticized Israel's actions in the West Bank. France claims there was a mistranslation.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on the situation in the occupied West Bank during his speech to the UN General Assembly, News.bg reports. Macron condemned Israel's actions in the West Bank and said that violations are committed there daily. In his speech, he also pointed out that Hamas is not active in the territory. His words provoked a reaction from Netanyahu's o…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
37% Left
L 37%
C 36%
R 27%
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