Thursday, November 7, 2024, Israeli soldiers entered Éléona and arrested French gendarmes. An explanation concerning this diplomatic incident is awaited at the Quai d'Orsay, indicates Le Figaro.
The scene of the diplomatic incident caused turmoil in the French political camp. On Thursday, November 7, Israeli security forces entered, armed and without authorization, the Éléona, a place held by the French state in Jerusalem. They claimed to want to ensure the security of the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, who was visiting the Jewish state. Two French gendarmes tried to intervene and were arrested, before being quickly released, specifies Le Figaro.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned this intrusion, “with all the more vigor as it intervenes in a context where France is doing everything possible to work towards the de-escalation of violence in the region”. The President of the National Assembly also reacted, on her X account, denouncing “an extremely serious incident”.
It's not the first time
Several deputies demanded, in the name of the National Assembly, that an official condemnation of the events be sent to the Israeli government. The Israeli ambassador to France, Joshua Zarak, was summoned on Tuesday, November 12 to the Quai d'Orsay (residence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to express his country's position on this incident.
This is not the first time that Israeli security forces have entered a place belonging to the French state without authorization. In 2020, during a visit to Jerusalem, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron himself raised his voice, while armed Israeli soldiers followed him into the Sainte-Anne church and refused to comment. to go out. They then brandished the same justification, explaining that they wanted to guarantee the security of the French president. In front of this same church, Jacques Chirac experienced the same mishap in 1996. “It’s a provocation”he then reacted.
published on November 11 at 3:40 p.m., Auguste Breton, 6Medias
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