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Macron's Sinai signalling: Can France bolster Egypt plan for Gaza?
Edité par France 24
The visit is taking place the same day that Israel's Supreme Court rules whether the prime minister unfairly wants to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet intelligence service. The service just happened to have launched a probe into two of Netanyahu's media advisors allegedly being on the take from Qatar. Are the pair behind a disinformation campaign against Egypt, with false claims of a troop buildup at the Gaza border? Either way, France's president stands by Egypt.
Just 24 hours ago, we would have been asking why Netanyahu should care what Macron thinks, as long as Donald Trump has his back. But that was before an awkward visit by Netanyahu to the White House late on Monday. Did the US president catch his guest off guard when he announced the reopening of talks with Iran or praised Turkey? And what about that phone call Trump had before meeting Netanyahu with a certain Emmanuel Macron?
Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Ilayda Habip and Oihana Almandoz.
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France's president is jetting from Cairo to the Sinai, near the border with Gaza, to show that Europe has not forgotten the plight of Palestinians who are back under daily bombardment since the collapse of last month's ceasefire with Israel. But was there perhaps a more subtle message for Benjamin Netanyahu?
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- anglais
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- The Debate
- Contributeurs
- Bertrand BESANCENOT French diplomat; former French ambassador to Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Eberhard KIENLE Research Professor at CNRS
Nomi BAR-YAACOV International Peace Negotiator, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Timothy KALDAS Deputy Director, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
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