Contradictory approach and “Macron’s one roof two airs” policy in the war in Gaza and Lebanon
News Mehr, International Group: In recent days, apparently, the difference between French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increased. ; The dispute that goes back to the issue of the United Nations protection forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) because nearly a thousand soldiers out of the 10,000 UNIFEL is formed by the French military.
UNIFIL forces that after the 33-day war between Hezbollah and the Zionist regime since 2006 on the border Occupied Lebanon and Palestine have been attacked by the Zionist war machine in the last few days, which, in addition to killing the residents of Beirut and neighboring villages, destroyed their headquarters and injured several peacekeepers.
With the continuation and aggravation of these differences, the French president has recently considered stopping the export of weapons used by the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon as the only way to stop the conflicts. Also, Paris has recently refused to issue permission for the participation of Zionist companies in the maritime defense industry exhibition; An exhibition to be held in France in November.
Annually sending 22 million dollars of military equipment to the occupied territories
Macron has taken a critical approach with the increase in the number of martyrs in Gaza, but he is not stable even in adopting this approach. In the same period, despite all the criticisms of public opinion and non-governmental organizations about sending weapons parts to Tel Aviv, we saw the sending of French weapons to the occupied territories.
A month had passed since the beginning of the Gaza war when the French “Mistral” class warship was sent to join 2 guided missile frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, but Paris claimed that He has sent this ship to the region to help evacuate French citizens in occupied Palestine.
The website “Middle is I ” also in a report on the transfer of hundreds of French soldiers with dual Israeli citizenship to the occupied territories to participate in the war against Gaza. At the same time, during his trip to Tel Aviv, Macron emphasized the solidarity of Paris with the Zionist regime in the war with the Palestinians and mentioned Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist groups and said: “Israel is not alone in the war against terrorism…”
France has exported an average of 20 million euros (about 22 million dollars) of military equipment to the Zionist regime annually. This export included parts such as war machine equipment and defense systems. For example, the value of French arms exports to the occupied territories between 2013 and 2022 is estimated at 2.5 billion euros.
According to the arms export report that the French Ministry of Defense presented to the parliament in July 2023, France had issued 767 export licenses to Israel since 2015. Based on a joint report published on March 25, 2024 by the French research site “Disclose” and the newspaper “Marsacto» was published, at the end of October 2023, France has sent about 100,000 rounds of Gatling machine guns to the occupied territories.
Macron’s double standard and contradictory policies towards the Gaza war
Website American publication “Politico ” recently, in a report, the contradictory behavior of the French president with Fact has been examined: while Macron has chosen to host a conference related to prepares for the Lebanon crisis, his contradictory approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has raised doubts about his effectiveness as a regional mediator.
A former French diplomat said in this regard: “Some of the officials who surround the president are very pro-Israel and some support the Palestinians.” It often seems that the last thing the president says is what he was told.
according to Politico, on one side are groups that support the Zionist regime and themselves They are called neoconservatism and on the other side are people who sympathize more with the Palestinian issue. The President of France is suspended between these two sides in his positions.
The critical approach that Macron has recently taken against the Zionist regime is not stable from Politico‘s point of view. Because when Netanyahu reacted to him, Macron tried to improve the situation and in a press conference, he expressed France’s “unwavering” support for the security of the Zionist regime, although he said there were differences of opinion.
Macron also said in his criticism of Shadid al-Han that this regime He should not “forget the decisions of the United Nations”, however, he immediately withdrew from this position and accused his ministers of distorting his statements. French officials have evaluated the change in the approach of the president of this country due to the lack of a strong policy on his part towards regional issues.
“Macron’s contradictions depend on who he is addressing,” said a former French official well-versed in the region. When he talks to emerging powers, he is pro-Palestinian, and when he talks to Netanyahu, he talks about Israel’s security.”
Speech result
Macron’s critical approach against the Zionist regime after the attack of the regime army on the UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon under the title “
Since a decade ago, France has been exporting military equipment to the Zionist regime for an average of 20 million euros (about 22 million dollars) annually. Macron, who called for the formation of an international coalition to fight Hamas in the second month of the Gaza war, allowed the export of weapons to the occupied territories even during a year of genocide by the Zionist regime, despite internal pressures. and continued international.
