The secret behind Macron’s change of stance towards Netanyahu: from friendship to hatred.
According to Al Jazeera, in the early days after Operation Storm al-Aqsa on October 7, 2023, the French had declared their absolute support for the Zionist regime, and you could see people wearing the flags of this regime on the streets of this country, pictures of Zionist prisoners were posted on the streets of France, and everyone was saying that a great disaster had happened to Tel Aviv.
The French platform in the hands of a war criminal
In those days, the discourse of the French was completely in line with the Zionist occupying regime, and they even spoke in Hebrew to show their support for this regime. Since October 2023, many developments have occurred and different directions have emerged.
On March 30, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was convicted by the International Criminal Court of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, spoke for 30 minutes on France’s TF1 channel, his first media appearance on a French platform since the events of October 2023. The speech came at a time when Netanyahu’s name had become the main topic of discussion at the International Criminal Court.
In his remarks to the French media, the Israeli Prime Minister tried to talk about the common interests between Paris and Tel Aviv, claiming that Islamic terrorism threatened both France and Israel and that international legal measures against him were targeting all Jews.
At that time, Netanyahu also claimed in his deceptive statements to the French that his cabinet had taken many steps to deliver ground, sea and air aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu claimed that he considers even the killing of a Palestinian civilian a terrible thing, and that the Israeli army cares about the lives of Palestinian civilians as much as it does about the lives of Israeli civilians!
However, at the same time as Netanyahu’s speech, hundreds of French citizens gathered in front of the headquarters of the country’s TF1 network to protest that the network had provided a platform to someone who sheds the blood of innocent people to achieve personal goals and ensure his stay in power.
The secret of Macron’s change of position towards Netanyahu, from friendship to hatred
As one of the European countries that supported the crimes of the Israeli army and Netanyahu personally from the very early days of the Gaza war, France, as one of the European countries that supported the crimes of the Israeli army and Netanyahu personally from the very beginning of the Gaza war, and French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Tel Aviv to express sympathy with this regime, found itself in an awkward position after the arrest warrant was issued for Netanyahu; because it was a member of the Rome Statute, it had to comply with the decision of the International Criminal Court.
At first, Paris tried to avoid implementing the order by adopting ambiguous positions on it, but in the end, it could not resist the pressure of public opinion. In addition to the gradual straining of relations between Tel Aviv and Paris over the past months, the personal relations between Macron and Netanyahu have also become increasingly dark.
On October 24, Macron strongly criticized Netanyahu, saying that “defending civilization does not mean spreading barbarism everywhere.” Macron’s remarks were made during an international conference held to support the Lebanese people in confronting the war that the Zionist regime had launched against the country. Macron’s remarks were made in response to Netanyahu’s statements in which he described the war on Gaza and Lebanon as “a war of civilization against barbarism.”
France’s Rise to Take the Lead in the Middle East in the Middle East
Macron’s remarks sparked tensions between him and Netanyahu, and Macron even threatened to impose an arms embargo on Israel. The conference in support of Lebanon at the time was more like France’s desperate attempts to regain its role in the Middle East amid intense conflict, trying to marginalize the role of the United States and present itself as the leading player.
Macron, who has sought to revive France’s role in the Middle East since coming to power in 2017 and has also redoubled his diplomatic efforts in this regard after the Gaza war, has taken apparent positions in support of Palestine to put himself in the spotlight, including sending medical aid to Gaza and announcing his decision to recognize the state of Palestine and participate in efforts to conclude a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and Gaza.
After the global awakening following the revelation of the brutal crimes of the Zionists against the Gaza Strip and the widespread protests against the Zionist regime in Western countries, the French government is trying to present itself to the world as a humanitarian and peace-loving figure. Accordingly, protest rallies and demonstrations against the crimes of the Zionist regime have been held in significant numbers across France in recent months.