In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
Macron said Trump’s Gaza peace claim left humanitarian access unchanged and urged a moratorium on strikes against civilian and energy targets in the Ukraine war.
- On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron used his final United Nations General Assembly address to dismiss President Donald Trump's claims of peace in Gaza, calling the proclaimed peace a 'spectacle that shames us all.'
- Macron warned of a 'return to the law of the jungle,' arguing the international community cannot accept a 'new order of impunity' while noting not a single humanitarian corridor has reopened in Gaza despite proclaimed peace.
- Addressing conditions in the West Bank, Macron asserted that 'Hamas has never operated' there, linking daily settler violence to the erosion of Palestinian rights as France moves to impose national sanctions on settlement products.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the statements 'outrageous,' while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the French president of 'lying' regarding the region's security and terrorist activities.
- Concluding his final UN address before leaving office next May, Macron advocated for reforming the Security Council to include new members and regions, emphasizing a more effective multilateral system.
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Macron rejects Trump's Gaza 'peace' claim, says no humanitarian corridor reopened
At the UN General Assembly, Emmanuel Macron challenged Donald Trump's claim of having secured peace in Gaza. He said blocked humanitarian access and worsening conditions in the West Bank undermined the credibility of such claims.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the restoration of international law and an international order centered on the UN during his keynote address at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on the 22nd (local time). Macron emphasized the need to reject the abuse of power centered on great powers and to prioritize the protection of civilians in armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. At the same time, he cautioned against dependence on…
French President Emmanuel Macron warned from the podium of the UN General Assembly against the risk of “the law of the jungle” prevailing in the world. He called for a strengthening of the role of the United Nations with the aim of maintaining a “civilized international community.”
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