In Jerusalem, Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he wanted to build an “international coalition” to fight against the Palestinian Islamist movement.
After presenting his “condolences” to the Israeli people, Tuesday October 24 in Jerusalem, Emmanuel Macron deviated from a possible strategy in this war. While France affirms Israel’s right to defend itself in accordance with international law, the French president formulated, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a vaguely defined proposal for “building a regional and international coalition” For “to struggle against” against Hamas.
The Elysée provided some details on this proposal from Emmanuel Macron. “The aim is to draw inspiration from the experience of the international coalition against Daesh and see which aspects can be replicated against Hamas. We are therefore available to reflect, with our partners and Israel, on relevant courses of action against Hamas.” details the presidency. From Paris, Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized on (ex-Twitter) a possible “return to the theory of the war on terrorism” of former American president George W. Bush, “a whole world that French diplomacy rejected”.
Political or military coalition?
On franceinfo, Frédéric Charillon, professor of international relations at Essec and Sciences Po, questions the nature of this coalition. “If it’s a political coalition, without a doubt Israel is interested. If it’s a military coalition, for the moment, we don’t really see what that could look like.”he commented. “As a reminder, the international coalition against Daesh is not limited to operations on the ground, but also involves training of Iraqi forces, sharing of information between partners, and the fight against the financing of terrorism”for its part stipulated the Elysée.
Emmanuel Macron also insisted on the need for “decisive relaunch of the political process with the Palestinians”. “The Palestinian cause must be heard with reason”pleaded the French president, believing that it was necessary “accept the legitimate right of the Palestinians to have a territory and a state in peace and security alongside Israel”. He is due to discuss it on Tuesday afternoon in Ramallah, in the West Bank, with the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, and on Wednesday in Amman where, according to the Elysée, he will meet “probably” King Abdullah II.