{"id":21009,"date":"2025-04-15T04:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21009\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T04:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:14:10","slug":"netanyahu-son-take-jab-at-frances-macron-over-palestine-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21009\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu, son take jab at France&#8217;s Macron over Palestine remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions between Israel and France escalated over the weekend after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his son, Yair Netanyahu, launched a verbal attack on French President Emmanuel Macron for advocating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/world\/mid-east\/israel-seethes-as-france-looks-set-to-recognize-palestinian-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognition of a Palestinian state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yair Netanyahu took to social media late Saturday to respond to Macron\u2019s remarks, posting a message on X that read, \u201cScrew you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He followed with a call for the independence of various French territories, including Corsica, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia. In the same post, he also appeared to confuse French Guiana with West Africa while condemning what he described as France\u2019s \u201cneo-imperialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The backlash came after President Macron reiterated France\u2019s position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a post that stated: \u201cYes to peace. Yes to Israel\u2019s security. Yes to a Palestinian state without Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments followed a televised interview on France 5, where he said France could move to recognize Palestinian statehood \u201cin the coming months,\u201d potentially during a United Nations conference in June.<\/p>\n<p>Macron emphasized the move could prompt reciprocal recognition of Israel by Arab nations. \u201cWe must move toward recognition, and we will do so &#8230; to participate in a collective dynamic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu echoed his son\u2019s criticism and rejected Macron\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our land \u2013 a state whose sole aspiration is the destruction of Israel,\u201d Netanyahu said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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