Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a letter addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron, to which on Tuesday was inspected by AFP, He criticized the President and accused him of his decision to recognize the Palestinian state encourages anti -Semitism, He writes TASR.
At the end of July Macron said that France would officially recognize the Palestinian state during the UN session. By this announcement, France has joined the increasingly long list of countries that have recognized the Palestinian statehood since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip.
“Your call for (recognition) of the Palestinian state is pouring oil into the fire of anti -Semitism. It is not diplomacy, it is a retreat. It is a reward for the terror of Hamas, it strengthens the unwillingness of Hamas to release hostages, encourages those who threaten French Jews, and supports hatred of Jews in your streets, ” He wrote Netanyahu in a letter.
Israeli Prime Minister further called on Macron to stand against anti -Semitism in France And instead of weakness, he definitely started to act – “by a clear date: Jewish New Year, 23 September”.
According to AFP data At least 145 of the 193 UN members now recognize or plans to recognize the Palestinian State, including the UK, Canada and Australia, which joined the list in early August.
Netanyahu sharply criticized his Australian counterpart of Anthony Albanese on Tuesday, When he described him in the official account of his office as “a weak politician who betrayed Israel and left the Australian Jews”.
This personal attack came in the midst of a diplomatic rupture between the two countries after the Australian government canceled the visa on Monday to the far right Israeli politician Simch Rotman. Israel responded by canceling the visa of Australian representatives at the Palestinian self -government.
