Following the announcement of Emmanuel Macron from the recognition of the state of Palestine by France, the head of state welcomed BFMTV on Tuesday, September 23 that “11 states followed our initiative yesterday.” From now on, at least 151 countries in the 193 members of the United Nations recognize the state of Palestine.
For the French president, this decision “isolates Hamas”. It also reiterates its call to a high fire and the release of the hostages retained in the Gaza Strip by the Islamist movement.
• For Emmanuel Macron, Palestine recognition is not “a reward in Hamas”
An answer to Donald Trump. The US president reaffirmed Tuesday that Palestine recognition is a “reward” for Hamas. What Emmanuel Macron denies. “It is totally false to say that it is a reward in Hamas, it is the only way to isolate Hamas,” says the French president for whom “the only way to eradicate Hamas is to establish a legitimate authority.”
“This is exactly what we do. There is no other initiative that isolates Hamas so much,” explains the French leader.
Going to his American counterpart, he believes that the Nobel Peace Prize, in which Donald Trump is looking at, “it is only possible if he stops this conflict.”
• “disagreements” with Benjamin Netanyahu about whom “must press”
If you recognize the “legitimacy” of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Emmanuel Macron shares “disagreements” with the Hebrew state leader who “no longer has a project” in the region.
“The priority is to stop the bombings. If the objective is to say that we want to completely destroy Hamas, it does not work,” says the Elysée tenant, believing that Hamas fighters are “both” and at the beginning of the war of October 7, 2023.
“We cannot say that the priority is the release of hostages when we do this,” deplores Emmanuel Macron, referring to the bombings in Gaza-Ville in recent days.
Emmanuel Macron believes that Israel “weakens Abraham’s agreements” and “betrays Camp David’s agreements.” “Today, I really compromise US administration to press the Israeli government,” explains Emmanuel Macron in our antenna.
• Emmanuel Macron “Ready” to respond to possible Israeli sanctions
How will Benjamin Netanyahu react after the recognition of Palestine by France? Emmanuel Macron “expects” Israeli sanctions not to arrive. But the French president warns: France is “ready” to “answer it.”
“We have planned all possible options. We plan things and we will always defend the interests of France,” said the head of state.
• Emmanuel Macron evokes the implementation of “a transition authority” in Gaza
When merchant “step by step that will not be done during the night”, Emmanuel Macron reiterates his call to a “high fire” in the Gaza Strip, which would “concomitantly” intervene in the launch of the hostages retained by Hamas. The continuation according to the French president? The “resumption of humanitarian operations” in the Gaza Strip, then the “implementation of a transition authority in which Israel will be consulted and including the Palestinian authority”.
The French president also mentioned the deployment “of a stabilization mission with the regional forces” in the Gaza Strip that would intervene in a third step.
• Emmanuel Macron remembers his “friendship with the Israelis”
Therefore, France will have recognized the state of Palestine, the day of Hechana, this September 22. Emmanuel Macron explains that initially his speech would rule on June 18, but “the bombing decided (for Israel) about Iran decided otherwise”, causing the “report” of the conference to the United Nations.
Remembering his “friendship with the Israelis”, the French president defends himself, believing that it is “in the first place a peace plan for Israel” because, in this “serious moment”, “Total War” does not allow “responding to the challenge of security” for the Hebrew State.
• Emmanuel Macron deplora the “intolerable” position of the extreme left in anti -Semitism
In our antenna, Emmanuel Macron pointed out the “intolerable” speeches of the extreme left in anti -Semitism, believing that “divide the Republic.” The Head of State asks political leaders to “the spirit of responsibility”, reiterating that “the fight against anti -Semitism is essential” and that “there is no magical law” against these crimes. For the French president, an anti -Semitism law must “demand a criminal response.”
According to figures from the Ministry of Interior on August 25, 646 antisemy acts were counted during the first six months of the year. A much higher figure than those counted before the attacks of October 7.
If you observe that “there is no country in the world where the conflict is not imported,” Emmanuel Macron observes that France “could have exploded in all directions”, because Hexagon houses the “first Jewish community in Europe and the first Muslim community of the former continent.”
• For Emmanuel Macron, Sébastien Lecornu “is right to take time” to train his government
On September 9, Sébastien Lecornu was appointed prime minister. More than two weeks later, the new head of government has not yet trained his team. But he does not scare the French president who considers that Sébastien Lecornu “is right to take time (…) while respecting all political forces.” “We must let the prime minister do this work, I want to have confidence in our political leaders,” explains the Head of State.
Source: BFM TV
