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After Jacques Chirac was elected as president in 1995, France's relationship with Israel declined due to his support for Yasser Arafat during the first stages of the Second Intifada. [3] After being elected as president in May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy said that he would refuse to greet any world leader who does not recognize Israel's right to ...
[3] [4] France believes Jerusalem should be the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state. [5] France's attempts to introduce resolutions in the United Nations calling for an independent Palestinian state were opposed by the United States. [6] A survey found 80% of French people support France recognizing Palestine. [7]
Israel has diplomatic ties with 165 of the other 192 UN member states as of 12 December 2020. [1] Israel is a member of the United Nations (UN) and a number of other international organisations. Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with two of its Arab neighbours, Egypt and Jordan, after signing peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively.
No to the France-Israel match." Ramy Shaath, a political activist and a co-founder of Urgence Palestine, told NBC News that demonstrators wanted to send a message that they would not allow the ...
Macron's comments come as his Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is on a four-day trip to the Middle East, wrapping up on Monday in Israel as Paris looks to play a role in reviving diplomatic ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -France's foreign minister called on Israel to make public its position on a proposal that he shared with it aimed at defusing tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed ...
See France–Israel relations. France has an embassy in Tel Aviv and consulates-general in Haifa and Jerusalem. Israel has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Marseille. Japan: See France–Japan relations. Recently France has been very involved in trade and cultural exchange initiatives with Japan.
NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) -France's foreign minister said on Sunday there had been progress in discussions with senior officials in Lebanon aimed at easing tensions between Hezbollah and Israel ...