“Netanyahu’s place is not before the LCI, but before the ICC,” says Olivier Faure

The first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, denounces Friday May 31 on franceinfo a “self-justification exercise that convinces no one“, after the invitation of the Israeli Prime Minister by the LCI news channel on Thursday.”It is not before LCI but before the ICC [Cour pénale internationale] that Netanyahu will be held accountable“, says Olivier Faure.

Before specifying: “If I were the boss of TF1 I would not have interviewed him, giving him such an audience and making people think that all this is normal. But I am not here to censor or decide the editorial line of a media outlet.“

On the merits, Olivier Faure calls for respect for international law regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip: “We have an obligation to use all our weight to ensure that this conflict ends and peace returns.“.

The socialist calls on the head of state to recognize the Palestinian state, like Spain, Ireland or Norway. He explains that he does not understand Emmanuel Macron’s position, while the President of the Republic explained that he was waiting for “the useful moment” to do so. “When is the right time?“, asks Olivier Faure. “It is the one where international public opinion, governments and Europe, weigh in with all their weight and try everything possible to stop this massacre“.

To avoid “any form of complicity” with the “far-right government“Israeli, Olivier Faure reiterates his demand for an embargo on weapons used in Gaza: “Today there are enough testimonies and deaths for us to interrupt this tragedy“, he concludes.