Israeli Ambassador to France Accused of 'Foreign Interference' After Election Remarks
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Rarely would an ambassador in France have expressed himself with such frankness on a national electoral deadline. Asked by Supplement d'investigation, the ambassador of Israel in France, Joshua Zarka, said that he would prefer to see elected "anyone rather than Jean-Luc Mélenchon" in the next presidential election. A statement that immediately aroused strong reactions in the French political class, relaunching the debates on the relations betwee…
"Anyone rather than Jean-Luc Mélenchon," said Israel's ambassador Joshua Zarka during an interview broadcast on Thursday by "Additional Investigation". He also returned to his meeting with Marine Le Pen last month.
Diplomat Joshua Zarka came out of his reserve on Thursday, June 4th in the "Complete Investigation" program, claiming that he prefers that "anyone" rather than the unsubstantiated leader enters the Elysée in 2027. LFI requested that he be summoned to the dock of Orsay.
Israeli ambassador to France accused of 'foreign interference' after election remarks
Israeli ambassador to France accused of 'foreign interference' after election remarks Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 06/05/2026 - 13:09 Joshua Zarka says he prefers any presidential candidate over Jean-Luc Melenchon, a supporter of Palestinian rights, prompting criticism across the French political spectrum Israel's Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka speaks during a ceremony to pay tribute to Israel's Olympic team victims in the 1972 Munich …
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estrepublicain.frAfter claiming to wish for the defeat of Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2027, Israel's ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, aroused strong reactions to the left and right.
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