{"id":23033,"date":"2025-05-14T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=23033"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:13:31","slug":"macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron Draws Fire After Siding with Terror Over Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz responded today (Wednesday) to remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron. In an interview with French television yesterday, Macron criticized Israel over the fighting in Gaza and the humanitarian situation there. He described Netanyahu\u2019s policy as \u201cshameful\u201d and called for harsher sanctions against Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael will not stop and will not surrender\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u201cMacron has once again chosen to side with a murderous Islamist terror organization and amplify its false propaganda, while falsely accusing Israel of blood libels,\u201d said a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office. \u201cInstead of supporting the democratic Western camp that is fighting Islamist terror organizations and calling for the release of hostages, Macron once again demands that Israel surrender and reward terror.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael will not stop and will not surrender: we will free all our hostages, defeat Hamas militarily and politically, and ensure that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n

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Macron and Netanyahu, archive | Photo: Marc Israel Sellem \/ POOL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Defense Minister: \u201cThe IDF operates with unmatched morality \u2013 far more than France did in any of its wars\u201d<\/strong>
\nDefense Minister Israel Katz also condemned Macron\u2019s comments: \u201cWe remember well what happened to the Jews in France when they were unable to defend themselves. President Macron should not preach to us about morality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne who claims to be a friend of Israel is expected to stand by Israel in its war against the murderous terror organization Hamas and the Iranian axis of evil that seeks to destroy the State of Israel \u2013 rather than trying to deny us the right to self-defense,\u201d Katz added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IDF operates with a level of morality unmatched under such difficult and complex conditions \u2013 certainly far more than anything France has done in its past wars,\u201d the defense minister emphasized.<\/p>\n

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Humanitarian aid trucks | Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

French President: \u201cNetanyahu\u2019s policy is shameful\u201d<\/strong>
\nIn an interview with the French television channel TF1 yesterday, President Macron said: \u201cNetanyahu\u2019s policy in Gaza, where half a million people are facing starvation, is shameful. Europe should consider increasing sanctions on Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macron further stated: \u201cWhat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government is doing is unacceptable. There\u2019s no water or medicine, the wounded cannot leave, and doctors cannot enter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we need the United States, because the one with the leverage is President Trump. I was angry with Prime Minister Netanyahu, but France alone \u2013 even together with the rest of the Europeans \u2013 can apply all the pressure in the world, but it won\u2019t matter. It depends on American weapons,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz strongly condemned French President Macron\u2019s statements: “Israel will not surrender to terror \u2013 the IDF acts with unmatched morality.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":23035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,65],"tags":[3119,4217,4220,5640,2424,1477,3918,4442,1765,5186],"class_list":["post-23033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-defense-minister","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-france-israel-relations","tag-french-president","tag-gaza-strip","tag-hamas","tag-hostage-crisis","tag-idf-ethics","tag-israel-katz","tag-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu"],"yoast_head":"\nMacron Draws Fire After Siding with Terror Over Truth - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Macron Draws Fire After Siding with Terror Over Truth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz strongly condemned French President Macron\u2019s statements: "Israel will not surrender to terror \u2013 the IDF acts with unmatched morality."\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-14T15:00:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-114.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"724\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linoy Reter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Linoy Reter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Linoy Reter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c3caaac7990d6bd3d3964fb6e0987409\"},\"headline\":\"Macron Draws Fire After Siding with Terror Over Truth\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-14T15:00:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/\"},\"wordCount\":458,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-114.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Defense Minister\",\"Emmanuel Macron\",\"France-Israel Relations\",\"French President\",\"Gaza Strip\",\"Hamas\",\"Hostage Crisis\",\"IDF ethics\",\"Israel Katz\",\"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/macron-draws-fire-after-siding-with-terror-over-truth\/\",\"name\":\"Macron Draws Fire After Siding with Terror Over Truth - 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