In UN Farewell, Macron Denounces Trump’s Gaza Diplomacy as Spectacle of Shame
Macron said Trump’s peace claims lacked humanitarian progress and warned that inaction in Gaza and the West Bank weakens Israel’s security.
- French President Emmanuel Macron questioned the international community’s credibility over its inaction on Gaza and called restrictions on humanitarian aid “shameful.”
- Macron defended a two-state solution, saying that a Palestinian state alongside Israel is necessary for Israel’s security.
- He condemned continuing settler violence and other violations in the occupied West Bank.
- Macron warned that international humanitarian law was under serious strain and called for reform of the United Nations Security Council.
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The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, rejected on Tuesday the statements of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, that he would have guaranteed peace in Gaza, saying that no humanitarian corridor was reopened in the territory despite the peace proclaimed. In his last speech at the United Nations Assembly (UN) before leaving office next year, Macron said that the world was witnessing a spectacle that should shame everyone, in a cr…
In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace. In his final address to the United Nations before leaving office next year, Macron said the world was witnessing a spectacle that should shame everyone, rebuking Trump’s…
The French President called for a "so-called peace" that did not "open up humanitarian routes" in Gaza. He also called for a "double moratorium" on strikes on energy sites in Russia and Ukraine.
"Don't give in to what's going on, which is basically a slow division of the world," said the head of state from New York.
Macron questions UN credibility over inaction on Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron questioned the international community’s credibility over the Gaza war on Tuesday, urging countries to take action over the situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Macron defended a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and lambasted continued international passivity.…
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adressa.noFrench President Emmanuel Macron urged the international community to choose the UN and international law over the law of the strongest in his final speech to the UN General Assembly.
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