The secret of Macron’s shift in positions against Netanyahu; from friendship to hatred
The public feud between Netanyahu and Macron is unprecedented, sparking widespread speculation about the increasing global isolation of the Zionist regime.
According to a report by the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Al Jazeera, in the early days following Operation Al-aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, France had declared absolute support for the zionist regime. Streets were filled with people draped in its flags, images of Zionist captives were displayed across French cities, and everyone spoke of a major catastrophe for Tel Aviv.
France’s Platform Handed to a War Criminal
At that time, French discourse was entirely aligned with the occupying Zionist regime—some even spoke Hebrew to express solidarity. However, much has changed since October 2023.
On march 30, 2024—amid his indictment by the International Criminal court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity—Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for 30 minutes on france’s TF1 network. This marked his first media appearance on a French platform post-October events. His speech framed international legal actions against him as targeting all Jews while claiming shared interests between Paris and Tel Aviv against “Islamic terrorism.”
Netanyahu deceitfully told French audiences that his cabinet had facilitated extensive land-, sea-, and air-based aid to Gaza civilians—even calling Palestinian civilian deaths “horrific” while absurdly claiming Israel cared equally for Palestinian lives as its own citizens’. Simultaneously, hundreds protested outside TF1 headquarters over granting a platform to someone who “spills innocent blood for personal power.”
Macron’s U-Turn: From Friendship to Loathing
France initially backed israel’s war crimes in Gaza; President Emmanuel macron even visited Tel Aviv in solidarity post-October 7. But after Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant forced Paris (a Rome Statute signatory) into an awkward position: it could no longer ignore global pressure despite initial ambiguity toward enforcing it. Relations deteriorated further when Macron sharply criticized Netanyahu at an international conference supporting Lebanon against Israeli aggression (October 24),stating: “Defending civilization doesn’t mean spreading barbarism everywhere.” This countered Netanyahu’s framing of Gaza/Lebanon wars as “civilization vs barbarism.”
France Seeks Regional Leadership Amid War
Macron later threatened arms embargoes on Israel—part of desperate efforts to reclaim Middle East influence amid U.S.-marginalizing diplomatic pushes like medical aid shipments or symbolic recognition pledges toward Palestine/Lebanon ceasefire deals post-Gaza atrocities exposure worldwide protests forced France into projecting humanitarian facades domestically too through pro-Palestine rallies nationwide… Yet analysts note no Western leader truly likes him now — not even Trump! they tolerate due obligations towards supporting ‘Israel’.But this time their disputes spilled beyond closed doors onto public stages via media leaks like Haaretz reporting bilateral ties regressed decades over arms export threats worth mere $30M yet symbolically potent given France’s UNSC voice & geopolitical stakes especially Lebanon where expanding Israeli aggression risks core interests near Beirut heartland… Ultimately Macron aims broader postwar regional roles positioning himself sole prominent Western actor here!
