In this territory, occupied since 1967 by the Jewish state, more than 200 people have been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers since the Hamas attacks on October 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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“Obviously there are two weights, two measures, there are ten weights, ten measures.” On the set of the Franceinfo show #OnVousRépond, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Jospin government from 1997 to 2002, Hubert Védrine returned, Friday, December 8, to the fate of the Palestinians in the West Bank. Questioned by an Internet user about the attacks by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian population in this territory, occupied since 1967 by the Jewish state, Hubert Védrine assured that “the settlers in the West Bank behave like the Americans with the Apaches, they want to make the Palestinians leave”.
🔴 LIVE 🗣️“The settlers in the West Bank behave like the Americans with the Apaches, they want to make the Palestinians leave. The USA and France want sanctions, this is the first time the question has been asked.”
Hubert Védrine, former minister#WeAnswer pic.twitter.com/3tzaKObHhc— franceinfo (@franceinfo) December 8, 2023
However, he welcomed the agreement between Paris and Washington who want sanctions after the attacks perpetrated by Israeli settlers and soldiers, which have caused the death of more than 200 people since October 7, according to the results of the Palestinian Ministry of Health. . Indeed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that this violence was “unacceptable” and that the United States was going to pursue a policy of restriction “visas against persons suspected of having contributed to undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank.
For its part, France assured that “vsThe violence must stop.”. “It is the responsibility of the Israeli authorities to ensure this and prosecute their perpetrators”declared the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre. “We are considering measures banning French territory and freezing assets at the national level, but also at the European level”she added, emphasizing that Minister Catherine Colonna “will raise this subject at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday” in Brussels.