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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/open-letter-to-french-ambassador-to-israel/
Open Letter to French Ambassador to Israel
(Israel Hayom) Amb. Freddy Eytan - I am still surprised why the AFP and the French-language media present you as the French ambassador to Tel Aviv, even though every Israeli child knows perfectly well that this city is not the capital of the Jewish state. As a Francophile Israeli, I admit that I do not understand France's double-dealing policy toward the State of Israel. I often wonder with sadness why this capital of the Enlightenment does not realize that Israel's fight against barbarism and Islamist terrorism is identical to the universal values of the secular French Republic and the Free World. For the past two decades, France has turned a deaf ear to all Israeli claims about the real intentions of Hamas, whose goal remains the destruction of the only Jewish state on the planet. It's revolting that we had to wait until the massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, for President Macron to finally understand Hamas's real intentions. Regarding the Palestinian Authority, we suggest reading Mahmoud Abbas's belligerent speeches in Arabic. One might wonder what Abbas has done with all the billions of euros he has received from the international community, including those received from France. We also recommend listening to the speeches of Hamas leaders, who do not recognize the very existence of the State of Israel. At the same time, we must continue the dialogue with the Muslim world and bring together moderates and all people of goodwill within the framework of the Abraham Accords, to fight extremists and fanatics together, and to remove all those who sow hatred and terror. The writer, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, is a former Foreign Ministry senior adviser who was Israel's first ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.