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French President Macron accuses ministers of spreading false information – Israel News

French President Macron accuses ministers of spreading false information – Israel News

France’s president on Thursday accused some of his ministers of lack of professionalism and spreading false information, while taking a swipe at the media for reporting on comments he allegedly made about Israel during a Cabinet meeting.

In the latest sign of his political frustration, a visibly angry Emmanuel Macron berated journalists over their comments suggesting that he had questioned the creation of Israel at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday and denied making the comments.

“I must tell you how amazed I was to read so many comments and reactions, including from foreign or French political leaders, to remarks that I supposedly made, without questioning what they said and what exactly I said “I have,” he said at a press conference after a European Council meeting in Brussels.

Macron says France supports Israel

“Therefore there are no ambiguities. Anyone who wants to bring it to life through this kind of manipulation is not only wrong, but is harming some people and weakening France,” he said. “France has always stood by Israel. The existence and security of Israel are intangible to France and the French.”

The reported comments earlier this week prompted a scathing response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who linked them to the Vichy government that had collaborated with Nazi Germany, the latest round in the diplomatic spat between the two men over Israel’s military campaigns in Gaza and in Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget that Israel was created by a UN resolution. (Source: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS/MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST/REUTERS/STEPHANE MAHE)

“All of this is essentially evidence of a breakdown in public debate and a lack of professionalism on the part of the ministers who repeated distorted statements, the journalists who seized on them, the commentators who failed to address the reality and veracity of these statements. “Statements,” said Macron.

“If reported, truncated and distorted words are put in quotation marks, there is no point in holding press conferences or answering your questions.”

Parliament was divided

After a crushing defeat in the European elections, Macron has endured a difficult few months since his decision to dissolve parliament earlier this year. In the parliamentary elections that followed, Parliament was split into three political blocs and his party suffered a heavy defeat.

With no government for several months, the French leader finally decided to appoint center-right politician Michel Barnier as prime minister, even though his party came sixth in the vote.

The new government has left Macron struggling to salvage the last two and a half years of his term in office after his power waned and his influence over ministers from opposing parties and his own camp was curtailed.