'Mr Netanyahu must not forget': Macron reminds Israeli PM how country was created
On Tuesday, October 15, French President Emmanuel Macron made an important statement at a closed meeting of ministers.
The politician reminded the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu, that Israel “was created by a decision of the United Nations.”
Information about Macron's corresponding statement appeared in the French publication Parisien.
The authors of the publication referred to the participants of the event.
Mr. Netanyahu should not forget that his country was created by a UN decision, and therefore he should not violate UN decrees, MIA " Russia Today " quotes Macron's words, which, according to the above-mentioned French media outlet, were spoken by the politician during a council of ministers.
It is noted that the French President referred to the vote taken 77 years ago by the United Nations General Assembly in support of the division of Palestine into two independent states - Arab and Jewish.
Relations between France and Israel
Tensions in Israeli-French relations emerged after one of Macron's calls.
Thus, recently the President of France called for stopping the supply of weapons to Israel, which the Jewish state uses to wage war in Palestine.
According to Macron, this step will be an important contribution to resolving the situation in the Middle East.
However, the head of the Israeli government reacted negatively to the French leader's statement.
After this, Macron criticized the Israeli attack on UN peacekeeping positions on Lebanese territory.
