France’s Declaration to Recognize a Palestinian State is not Diplomacy, it's Appeasement
The Simon Wiesenthal Center Issued the Following Statement in Response To France’s Declaration to Recognize a Palestinian State:
| Paris, 4 February 2021 |
| Mr. President, |
| France Inter: “In Gaza, the frontier with Israel is one of the most dangerous in the world. And yet the farmers continue tocultivate their fields, while taking great risks.” SWC: In fact, prisoners were among the earliest to receive vaccines, to prevent the spread of the virus in a promiscuousenvironment, just as Israel has sent vaccines to the Palestinian Authority for its medical staff, also to avoid the overspill of cases towards Israeli hospitals. |
| This week, France Inter became a platform for a member of the PFLP (listed by many countries - including the EuropeanUnion - as a terrorist organization). The speaker called for a “Palestine” to replace Israel. Mr. President, France Inter is either receiving “Fake News” or, arguably, is abused as a voice for antisemiticanti-Zionism. Deputy Habib was among those Deputies that voted for the adoption in the National Assembly of the IHRA (InternationalHolocaust Remembrance Alliance) Definition of Antisemitism. That document should be read by all France Inter broadcasters. Mr. President, you have called for legislation to protect the values of the Republic, particularly in view of the influence ofIslamist ideologies and growth of Jihadi terrorism in France. Unbalanced media positions on the Middle East and, especially, the Israeli-Palestinian question, could result in incitingfurther radicalization and thus endanger the Jews of France. Most respectfully, |
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