Emmanuel Macron

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French President’s comments come just days after the murder of father-of-six Netanel Shukron in the territories by an attacker linked to the Palestinian terror group

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo Getty Images)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Damascus on July 26, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

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Guterres condemns part of the UN as ‘out of control’ over Israel – after years of feeding the same bias

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Police officers by bronze statue of Dreyfus at Court of Cassation, a few hours before today's official unveiling (Gauthier Bedrignans / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty)

France

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects at the cenotaphs of the late historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch and his wife, Simonne Bloch, during their Panthéon induction ceremony in Paris on June 23, 2026 (Getty Images)

France

France honours Jewish resistance fighter executed by the Gestapo with Panthéon interment

By Andrew Bernard

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting on the institutional future of New Caledonia at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

Gaza Board of Peace

Macron declines Board of Peace invitation as signing ceremony set for Davos

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October 7

French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry

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Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with Gaza on March (Image: Getty)

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Palestinian Authority arrests suspect over 1982 terror attack on Paris Jewish restaurant

President Macron has praised the PA for their ‘excellent cooperation’ after French police reopened the investigation in July

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

September 25, 2025 11:52

Chez Jo Goldenberg pictured in the days after the deadly attack (Image: Getty)

Foreign ministers of Israel and France clash online over ‘pay for slay’ scheme

An argument between the pair was sparked when Gideon Sa’ar criticised President Macron for his intervention over the US refusing to accept visas issued by the Palestinian Authority

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

September 4, 2025 14:56

(L-R) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar

Starmer seemingly rejects French push for immediate Palestinian statehood

The US and Israel have condemned President Macron’s announcement that Paris will recognise Palestine in September

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

July 25, 2025 11:30

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron inside 10 Downing Street (Image: Getty).

France to recognize Palestinian state in September, drawing Israeli criticism

“Such a move rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated

By JC Reporter

1 min read

July 25, 2025 09:46

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appeared to prioritise the achievement of a Gaza ceasefire over the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (Image: Getty)

Starmer prioritises Gaza ceasefire over Palestine recognition

French President Emmanuel Macron has been pushing for both countries to recognise a Palestinian state

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

July 11, 2025 09:51

By Tristane Banon

President Macron’s surrender on the Gaza genocide lie

By treating a blood libel against Israel as a matter for future historians, the French president lent credibility to those who dress up antisemitism as virtue

3 min read

May 28, 2025 14:08

French President Emmanuel Macron (Image: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Kemi Badenoch and the lost art of telling the truth

The Tory leader couldn’t have been clearer: ‘If Hamas is praising your actions, you’ve probably done something wrong’

3 min read

May 28, 2025 09:30

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (Image: Getty)

Macron to link new Gaza ceasefire to Saudi normalisation and hostage releases, French official claims

President Emmanuel Macron has indicated that Paris could also recognise a Palestinian state in June as he looks to bridge gaping divides between the two sides

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 17, 2025 12:42

French President Macron is reportedly looking to broker a new Gaza ceasefire, which is set to include normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia (Image: Getty)

Macron: France to recognise Palestinian state in June

The French President suggested that the move could be used to put pressure on Arab states to return the favour with regard to Israel

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

April 10, 2025 12:34

French President Emmanuel Macron announced intentions to recognise Palestinian statehood during an interview with French media on Wednesday (Image: Getty)

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Emmanuel Macron

Israel accuses Macron of ‘grotesque absurdity’ over comment that Hamas has ‘never operated’ in West Bank

Guterres condemns part of the UN as ‘out of control’ over Israel – after years of feeding the same bias

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

France honours Jewish resistance fighter executed by the Gestapo with Panthéon interment

Macron declines Board of Peace invitation as signing ceremony set for Davos

French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry

The Gaza deal is no ceasefire – it is Hamas’s near-total surrender

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