Posts Tagged: French President Emmanuel Macron
France Bolsters Security at Jewish Schools, Synagogues Amid Mideast Conflict as Passover Approaches
France will bolster security at Jewish schools and synagogues ahead of Passover, in part due to the ongoing war in Gaza and the escalating conflict between...
France’s Macron Proposes Anti-ISIS Coalition Fights Hamas
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria be widened to include the...
Macron Deserves Credit for Trying to Unite France
JNS.org - What holds a nation together? In some cases, it’s blood, soil and language (think Japan). In some cases, it’s a police state (think...
France’s Macron Calls Lebanese Leaders Over Cabinet Plans
French President Emmanuel Macron called Lebanese leaders on Friday over stalled efforts to form a new government, a diplomatic source said, as Paris seeks to...
Macron Warns Lebanese Leaders of Sanctions if Reforms Are Not Swift
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Lebanese politicians they risk sanctions if they fail to set the nation on a new course within three months,...
In Call With France’s Macron, Israel’s Netanyahu Offers Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday about the situation in Lebanon following last Tuesday's deadly blast in Beirut. Netanyahu,...
No Beirut Blast Inquiry Request, Says UN After Macron Call for Probe
The United Nations has not received any requests to investigate the deadly explosion in Beirut's port, a UN spokesman said on Friday after French President...
In Beirut, France’s Macron Promises to Help Mobilize Aid for Lebanon After Massive Blast
French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing...
France Scales Down Bastille Day Parade in Concession to Virus
France held a scaled-down annual Bastille Day celebration on Tuesday, with none of the usual tanks and troops parading down Paris's Champs Elysees avenue, in a concession to...
Israel’s Netanyahu Rebuts Request From France’s Macron to Nix West Bank Annexation Plans
In a telephone call on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to nix plans to annex parts of the West...
Macron Demands Release of French-Iranian Academic Adelkhah
France demanded on Friday that Franco-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Tehran has sentenced to six years in prison, be released immediately, saying her detention was...
France’s Macron Calls on Iran to Respect Nuclear Obligations
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Iran to respect its nuclear obligations in a conversation with President Hassan Rohani, adding that this was the moment when the...
French President Macron Rebuked by Top Judicial Officials After Urging Trial for Antisemitic Murder of Sarah Halimi
French President Emmanuel Macron was locked in a dispute with senior representatives of his country's judiciary on Monday, after earlier expressing support for putting the...
Macron Berates Israeli Security Men in Tussle at Jerusalem Church
"Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited...