French President Emmanuel Macron at a conference in support of Lebanon, Paris, Oct. 24, 2024. (Credit: Alain Jocard/AFP)
Despite France's crucial role, alongside the United States, in brokering a potential cease-fire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, the latter's recent move to exclude France from the monitoring committee for Resolution 1701 has caused questions. How do you explain this sudden reversal, which saw France excluded from its role in the committee, only to be reinstated within the last 24 hours?Israeli pressure mounted the day after the International Criminal Court's Nov. 21 decision to issue arrest warrants on charges of “crimes against humanity and war crimes” against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Read more After the ICC arrest warrant, Netanyahu faces internal embarrassment over ‘BibiLeaks’ While the United States vehemently condemned the decision, France, along with other...
Despite France's crucial role, alongside the United States, in brokering a potential cease-fire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, the latter's recent move to exclude France from the monitoring committee for Resolution 1701 has caused questions. How do you explain this sudden reversal, which saw France excluded from its role in the committee, only to be reinstated within the last 24 hours?Israeli pressure mounted the day after the International Criminal Court's Nov. 21 decision to issue arrest warrants on charges of “crimes against humanity and war crimes” against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Read more After the ICC arrest warrant, Netanyahu faces internal embarrassment over ‘BibiLeaks’ While the United States vehemently condemned the decision, France, along with...