Israeli authorities have strongly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron following his address to the United Nations General Assembly, in which he condemned Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank. The diplomatic tension arises despite a notable gesture of logistical support from Paris: France permitted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aircraft to traverse its airspace en route to New York, disregarding the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against him.
Israel Condemns Macron’s UN Criticism of West Bank Actions
The hypocrisy on all sides is exhausting. Macron sounds tough internationally but clearly won’t close the sky to Netanyahu.
Does anyone else find it funny that the ICC warrant seems to be ignored only when logistics are convenient? Strange priorities.
I am honestly surprised France allowed the flight at all. Does that not undermine the seriousness of their political criticism?
Sending a plane while condemning its pilot? That is some serious diplomatic schizophrenia right there.