JThursday, November 7, a new diplomatic incident broke out between France and Israel: Israeli police officers entered “armed” and “without authorization” into the grounds of the French Eléona estate and two French gendarmes were arrested there manu militari . A snub for France. Following this incident, Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. At the end of this “friendly” meeting according to the Israeli ambassador, on BFMTV, he described this incident as “deplorable”. “A deplorable incident which should never have taken place,” declared the diplomat.
“France and Israel understood that there were disagreements regarding the status of French domains in Jerusalem. We decided to harmonize our views and make efforts to ensure that this never happens again. »
“Measures will be put in place”
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Were the Israeli police officers at fault last Thursday? For the Israeli ambassador to France, no clear answer but only a few elements of language: “There is a disagreement regarding the status of these areas. […] We will make efforts to prevent this from happening again. »
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared in a press release: “It was informed that the presence of armed Israeli security at the Eléona estate, as well as the arrest of two gendarmes from the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, which has diplomatic status, are unacceptable, especially between two countries which maintain a strong bilateral relationship, and in the context of a visit aimed at de-escalating tensions. Measures will be put in place to ensure that such acts do not occur again. »
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