Netanyahu expresses to Macron ‘strong opposition’ to establishment of Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told French President Emmanuel Macron that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be a “huge reward for terrorism”.
The remarks were made during a phone conversation between the two leaders, according to a statement released by Netanyahu’s office. Macron said last week that France could recognise a Palestinian state “in the coming months”.
As always projecting, Israel was founded on terrorism
Macron tells Netanyahu ordeal of Gaza civilians ‘must end’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron says he told Israel’s leader in a phone call that the suffering of Gaza civilians “must end” and that only a ceasefire in Gaza could free the remaining Israeli captives.
After the talk with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron also called in a post on X for “the opening of all humanitarian aid crossings” into the besieged Palestinian territory.
Maldives bans Israeli tourists to protest ‘acts of genocide’ in Gaza
The Maldives has announced it was banning the entry of Israelis into the luxury tourist archipelago in “resolute solidarity” with the Palestinian people. President Mohamed Muizzu ratified the legislation shortly after it was approved by parliament on Tuesday.
“The ratification reflects the government’s firm stance in response to the continuing atrocities and ongoing acts of genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people,” his office said in a statement. “The Maldives reaffirms its resolute solidarity with the Palestinian cause.”
The ban will be implemented with immediate effect, a spokesman for Muizzu’s office told the AFP news agency.
The Maldives, a small Islamic republic of 1,192 strategically located coral islets, is known for its secluded white sandy beaches, shallow turquoise lagoons and Robinson Crusoe-style getaways. Official data showed that only 59 Israeli tourists visited the archipelago in February, among 214,000 other foreign arrivals.
The Maldives had lifted a previous ban on Israeli tourists in the early 1990s and briefly moved to restore relations in 2010.
