#Frnace / Macron urges halt to arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza

[…] "I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza," Macron told broadcaster France Inter. "France is not delivering any," he added during the interview recorded early this week.

The United States provides around $3 billion in weapons to #Israel each year. The U.S. State Department has said it did not have enough evidence to block these shipments, but assessed that Israel has used arms in ways inconsistent with humanitarian law standards.

In September, #Britain said it was suspending some arms exports to Israel, citing a "clear risk" that they could be used in a serious breach of international humanitarian law.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/05/macron-urges-halt-to-arms-deliveries-to-israel-for-use-in-gaza_6728282_4.html

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Macron urges halt to arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron told French radio that his priority was to 'return to a political solution,' before adding France was not sending arms to Israel.

Le Monde

#Frnace / French MPs call for i24NEWS ban, comparing it to sanctioned Russian RT

French politicians and public figures are calling for a ban on #i24NEWS broadcasts in France, claiming it's a pro-Israeli channel, which has been broadcasting internationally since 2013 in English, French, and Arabic. It started Hebrew broadcasts in Israel in June 2024.

https://xcancel.com/Portes_Thomas/status/1833143467825832047

The channel is accused of being #Zionist and pro-Israeli, especially since the start of Israel’s revenge war on Gaza. Some French politicians compare i24NEWS to Russia's RT channel, which faced sanctions in the US due to the Ukraine war.

Controversies include the channel's criticism of Jewish-American director Sarah Friedland for her comments about Gaza at the Venice Film Festival. In another incident, an interview with historian Haim Berkowitz, who made controversial statements about Gaza civilians.

https://xcancel.com/i24news_fr/status/1832869429517984230?mx=2

Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, compared i24NEWS to a radio station that incited #genocide in Rwanda. Frank Melloul, CEO of i24NEWS, defended the channel, stating they maintain factual and accurate coverage.

https://xcancel.com/RimaHas/status/1813594501992300698

Hebrew https://b.walla.co.il/item/3692257

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