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Macron ‘never implied’ Israel is deliberately targeting civilians, says French source
2023-11-12
Responding to this story from yesterday: thesis, antithesis, synthesis. Or perhaps just hoping to spin fast enough to confuse the audience.
Following strong pushback in Israel, La Belle France seeks to walk back President Emmanuel Macron’s remark that there’s "no justification" for Israel’s bombing of "these babies, these ladies, these old people" in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
"President Macron never implied, and does not think, that Israeli forces are deliberately targeting civilians. He has been consistently qualifying Hamas
...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
’s use of hostages or civilian population as ’unacceptable blackmail,'" says a French diplomatic source.

The source also reiterates Macron’s condemnation of the October 7 Hamas onslaught.

"While President Macron is aware of Israel’s efforts to prevent collateral damage and facilitate humanitarian access, he believes that more can be done considering the dire humanitarian situation or Gaza’s civilian population," the source says. "He therefore believes that a humanitarian pause and eventually a ceasefire are opportune to help the civilian population in Gaza get the much needed aid and relief."
Va te faire foutre avec une fourchette rouillée.
The Times of Israel gives us more from Bibi on the subject:
Netanyahu also addresses French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of Israel, in which Macron denounced Israel for killing babies, women and the elderly and demanded a ceasefire.

He says Macron "did good things," including visiting Israel and sending a floating hospital to GazooBut, in his comments, "he made a serious mistake, factually and morally. It’s Hamas
...a regional Iranian catspaw,...
that is preventing the evacuation of civilians, not Israel," says the premier. "Israel tells them to leave."

And it’s not Israel that fires on the humanitarian corridor set up for northern Gazooks to evacuate, "it is Hamas," he adds.

"It’s not Israel that uses Gazook residents as human shields, it’s Hamas. It’s not Israel that locates itself in hospitals, in schools, in UNRWA and UN facilities, it’s Hamas. Therefore it is not Israel but Hamas that is responsible for harm to civilians," Netanyahu adds.

If the free world sanctifies the terrorists’ practice of fighting from among civilians, committing the double war crime of targeting and slaughtering civilians while hiding behind their own civilians, then this foul practice will spread, he warns. "And I say to the president of La Belle France and our other friends, it will reach you too."

Immunity must not given to turbans who carry out this double war crime. We are truly doing everything to minimize harm to civilians or noncombatants, but we will not give Hamas the license to murder our citizens without our response. We can do without the moral preaching."

Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Sure there is justification. It's all Hamas' fault.

Yes, Israel is killing civilians. It is caused by Hamas. Put the blame where it belongs.
Posted by: Ebbease Panda9307   2023-11-12 20:53  

#2  "no justification" for Israel’s bombing of "these babies, these ladies, these old people"
vs
never implied, and does not think, that Israeli forces are deliberately targeting civilians.

Two statements differing completely in meaning. Sounds like the ol' Lawyerly Denial to me. With any luck, the riots will be mostly peaceful and the crocodile will eat him last.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-11-12 10:48  

#1  He could use some of Biden's word minders.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-11-12 09:45  

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