Netanyahu crashes Paris unity march, French gov’t fumes Yesterday millions took to the streets of Paris in a historic “unity” march in the wake of a shocking string of events including the Charlie Hebdo attack and a hostage standoff at a kosher supermarket which killed a total of 17 people. The march did not only attract Parisians wanting to mourn the traumatic events of the previous week, but also world leaders (despite some apparent contradictions). Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were in attendance, although reports have surfaced that the French government wanted to keep them both away. Barak Ravid reports for Haaretz: French President Francois Hollande conveyed a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend asking him not to come to Paris to take part in the march against terror on Sunday, according to an Israeli source who was privy to the contacts between the Elysees Palace and the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. The fact that this message had been conveyed was first reported by Channel 2. After the French government began to send invitations to world leaders to participate in the rally against terror, Hollande’s national security adviser, Jacques Audibert, contacted his Israeli counterpart, Yossi Cohen, and said that Hollande would prefer that Netanyahu not attend, the source said. #Palestine #ICC4Israel #BoycottIDFSupporters #BDS #JSIL #SaveHumanity
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:36:29 +0000
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