After more than a year of horror and vengeful escalations, a star of hope finally shines above the Middle East. It does not have the color of peace, but it radiates ceasefire. It is not yet the complete end of the sound of bombs, but the possibility of a return for 1.5 million Lebanese and more than 60,000 displaced Israelis. Above all, it is not yet the end of the war, nor of the detention of hostages, nor even the end of the fighting between Israel and Hamas, but the idea that all this murderous madness is stopping is growing. Negotiations continued for months to now culminate in this beginning of an end to the crisis. History will record that before bowing out and leaving the chair in the Oval Office to Donald Trump, Joe Biden will have achieved this first step towards peace. He was able to convince Benjamin Netanyahu to see this outcome. History must also remember that France took part in this agreement, in particular thanks to its historical and close ties with Lebanon. Our diplomacy has been at work, we simply hope that to obtain an end to the fighting it has not given in on the question of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the head of the Israeli government and his former Minister of Defense. Coincidence dictates that after a week of silence, the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noël Barrot, who swears hand on heart to respect his obligations under international law, is now talking about possible “immunities” for certain leaders. They would concern states that are not signatories to the Rome agreement. This is the case with Israel. Right on time! We'll be able to invite some pretty people to Paris. In addition to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoan Gallant, we can send an invitation to the head of the armed wing of Palestinian Hamas Mohammed Deif. Among the other guests, why not roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin, who is also the subject of an ICC arrest warrant?
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