US EditionFrance Brands Israeli Settler Violence 'Terrorism'
- France called Israeli settlers' violence "acts of terrorism" following the murder of a Palestinian activist involved in an Oscar-winning documentary.
- France condemned the killing and called for Israeli authorities to "immediately prosecute the perpetrators of these acts which continue with total impunity."
- France expressed strong condemnation of violence by extremist settlers against Palestinians and supports further measures by the European Union.
- France plans to support EU measures and is prepared for additional national actions to address these issues.
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After the alleged murder of Palestinian activist Awda Hathaleen by a radical settler, Israel is trying to prevent a public funeral. The suspect is celebrated as a hero.
For the first time, France described the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank as "terrorist acts".
The death of a Palestinian activist on Monday during an altercation with Israeli settlers south of Hebron resulted in a firm condemnation of French diplomacy. The man who was killed was at the heart of the documentary "No Other Land", awarded at the last Oscar ceremony, for his account of the daily violence of colonization in the occupied West Bank.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs described this Tuesday as terrorism, the genocide of Israeli forces over the West Bank, following the assassination of Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin. READ ALSO: The United Kingdom threatens to recognize Palestine as a state “France condemns this murder in the strongest possible terms, along with all the violence that extremist settlers are deliberately inflicting on the Palestinian population and that …
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