Israel, Huckabee Blast Macron's Hamas Remarks; France Cites — SkimNews
Get the Geopolitics newsletter
Daily geopolitics — wars, elections, sanctions, the diplomatic moves that move markets. Free.
- Macron drew condemnation from Israel and Ambassador Huckabee over his UN comments on Hamas and the West Bank, prompting France to claim the remarks were 'lost in translation' and clarify the wording
- Netanyahu labeled Macron's West Bank remarks in the UN speech 'grotesque,' according to BBC; Reuters reports Macron used his UN farewell address to denounce Trump's Gaza diplomacy as a 'spectacle of shame'
Why it matters: The clash widens the diplomatic rift between Israel and key European allies at a moment when France's outgoing president is taking pointed public swings at both Israel-aligned US policy and Israeli positions on Palestinian statehood.
Ask SkimNews
