France Condemns Israeli Ban on Presidential Candidate’s Entry

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has described the Israeli regime’s decision to bar “Jean-Luc Mélenchon,” a candidate in France‘s presidential elections, from entering occupied territories as a deceptive move. Barrot emphasized that this deceptive decision was made by a cabinet with a history of repeatedly violating international laws. France remains committed to robust support for a two-state solution and peaceful coexistence.

Earlier, “Gideon Sa’ar,” the Israeli regime’s Foreign Minister, had announced that the entry of “Jean-Luc Mélenchon” and “Mathilde Panot,” the parliamentary group leader of the La France Insoumise party, into occupied territories had been prohibited.

Mélenchon had previously pledged that should his party win the 2027 presidential elections, French naval vessels might escort civilian fleets heading to the Gaza Strip to break the blockade of the region.

Some media outlets, including the “Calcalist” news website, have reported that La France Insoumise’s new plan for the presidential elections includes imposing sanctions on “Benjamin Netanyahu’s” cabinet and suspending the cooperation agreement between the European Union and the Israeli regime.

Some analysts believe that Tel Aviv’s decision was a retaliatory response to French authorities’ decision to ban “Yossi Dagan,” the head of the council of illegal settlements in the northern West Bank, from entering France. This decision was made one day before the announcement of the entry ban for the two French politicians.