In UN Farewell, Macron Denounces Trump’s Gaza Diplomacy as Spectacle of Shame
Macron said the war has reopened no humanitarian access and warned that a Palestinian state is needed for Israel’s security.
- On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of securing peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor has reopened despite the proclaimed diplomatic triumph.
- Trump had hailed his Gaza peace plan as a diplomatic success from the same rostrum earlier in the day, prompting Macron to rebuke the portrayal during his final United Nations address before leaving office next year.
- Condemning rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank, Macron stated, "Look at what is happening in the West Bank, where every day violations are committed. Hamas has never operated in the West Bank," while France launched a process to ban Israeli settlement products.
- Questioning the international community's credibility, Macron asked, "What is our credibility if we continue to remain inactive on Gaza?" while declaring the two-state solution a prerequisite for Israel's security.
- Warning against a global "return to the law of the jungle," Macron urged nations to stand with the United Nations against a "new order of impunity" in his closing remarks.
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The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, rejected on Tuesday the statements of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, that he would have guaranteed peace in Gaza, saying that no humanitarian corridor was reopened in the territory despite the peace proclaimed. In his last speech at the United Nations Assembly (UN) before leaving office next year, Macron said that the world was witnessing a spectacle that should shame everyone, in a cr…
The high-level week of the annual UN summit starts this Tuesday, 22 September at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Macron called the situation in Gaza “a spectacle that disgraces all of us"The French president called on the international community not to remain idle because of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. He also called for comply with international law.
In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace. In his final address to the United Nations before leaving office next year, Macron said the world was witnessing a spectacle that should shame everyone, rebuking Trump’s…
The French President called for a "so-called peace" that did not "open up humanitarian routes" in Gaza. He also called for a "double moratorium" on strikes on energy sites in Russia and Ukraine.
"Don't give in to what's going on, which is basically a slow division of the world," said the head of state from New York.
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