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Recall Israel's Ambassador to France

(Israel Hayom) Amb. Freddy Eytan - French President Macron's announcement is the first time in diplomatic history that a French president has recognized the existence of a sovereign state despite the fact that its territory is undefined, its borders have never been recognized by the UN Security Council, and its population remains ruled by two separate governments, one of which represents a declared terrorist organization. In this context, he has openly violated international conventions. French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing's France was the first Western country to open a PLO diplomatic office in Paris in 1975. Francois Mitterrand saved Yasser Arafat and his troops during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982 and received him at the Elysee Palace. How can we blame Macron for following his predecessors? To combat the deception and isolation of the State of Israel in the international arena, we must react intelligently and calmly. We suggest recalling Israel's ambassador to Paris for consultation on the next steps. This action is significant in diplomatic relations between two, so-called, friendly and allied countries. It expresses a clear disavowal and dissatisfaction with an unjustified and incomprehensible French policy on all points. 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.
2025-07-31 00:00:00
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