Macron UN Speech Controversy Gaza
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- Claire CarterWashington Examiner
- AFPThe Hindu
- Alex CroftThe Independent
- David GrittenBBC
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Israel rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
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"The grotesque absurdity of Emmanuel Macron's statement is staggering," said a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to deliver a defiant address to the world body on Thursday (September 24, 2026).
Speaking to the The Times of Israel, a French diplomatic official said Macron had “meant to say that Hamas does not govern the West Bank.”
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- 22 Sep
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 - France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace.
- 23 Sep
Israel rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
Coverage 8 articles
23 Sep Lost in translation: Israel, Huckabee blast Macron over Hamas comments as France clarifies wording
Fox News
23 Sep Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'
BBC
23 Sep Netanyahu hits out at Macron’s ‘grotesque’ claim Hamas has never operated in the West Bank
The Independent23 Sep In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
The Straits Times
23 Sep Israel denounces ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
The Hindu
22 Sep Emmanuel Macron decries ‘law of the jungle’ in call for global commitment to UN
Washington Examiner
The Straits Times22 Sep In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
The Straits Times
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