2023-10-29 07:00:25
The National Assembly, in Paris, October 10, 2023, during a minute of silence for the victims of Hamas attacks in Israel. GONZALO FUENTES / REUTERS
Be careful not to « importer » the war between Israel and Hamas in France, Emmanuel Macron sees the conflict in Gaza cracking his own camp. While the Head of State has been trying, since October 7, to maintain a balanced position between “solidarity” towards the Jewish State and humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza, and that France approved on Friday a resolution of the UN General Assembly calling for a “immediate humanitarian truce” between Hamas and Israel, officials of the presidential majority are expressing another line, that of unfailing support for Israel.
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This line “does not correspond to the diversity of opinions within the group, nor to the historic diplomatic line of France, which is today that of the President of the Republic”denounces the Renaissance deputy for Bas-Rhin, Charles Sitzenstuhl. “On a subject as sensitive as this, there cannot be two lines, confirms Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, president of the European Affairs Committee at the National Assembly. The only line that is valid is that carried by the President of the Republic. »
The debate on the situation in the Middle East in the Assembly on Monday, October 23, brought to light the divide that runs through the majority group. On the eve of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Israel, the speakers parade to the podium. Jean-Louis Bourlanges, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee, delivers, on behalf of the MoDem, a speech with Gaullian accents, “which should have been held by our group”, according to Charles Sitzenstuhl. Renowned for his mastery of international issues, Mr. Bourlanges condemns the Hamas attack of October 7, “constituting a widespread war crime”. If he calls back “Israel’s absolute right to defend itself”the deputy for Hauts-de-Seine also denounces the “major failures” of the governments of Benyamin Netanyahu. And warns against “risk of uncontrolled escalation” can lead to a “massive annihilation of civilian populations”.
“It’s a three-way situation”
The questioning of the policy led by Benyamin Netanyahu earned the centrist deputy the protests of the Les Républicains (LR) deputy Meyer Habib, known for relaying in the Chamber the elements of language of the Israeli Prime Minister, and the applause of the deputies of La Insubordinate France. On the sparse benches of Renaissance, the Paris deputy Gilles Le Gendre is one of the few to stand up to applaud Jean-Louis Bourlanges.
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