France
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau ordered security chiefs to increase security of a slew of places that are in need of “special vigilance.”
The upcoming U.N. conference, sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, is set to focus on determining steps toward recognizing a Palestinian state.
Two of the three suspects face charges of group rape, physical violence and death threats aggravated by racist hate. A third suspect, accused of arranging the attack, faces no jail time due to being under 13 at the time of the incident.
In a letter to France and Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority leader reportedly condemned the Hamas-led massacre of 1,200 men, women and children on Oct. 7, 2023 as “unacceptable.”
“This is a world leader in human rights, and this is what they do?” said Philip Khazzam, descendant of the property’s owners.
“Abbas continues to prove how unworthy the P.A. is of being a state,” the Israel-based Palestinian Media Watch said.
French officials visiting Israel assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the conference would not recognize “Palestine.”
Prosecutors didn’t provide details on those being investigated, but a JNS source said there are at least three.
A Palestinian man who was in France illegally allegedly assaulted Rabbi Elie Lemmel with a chair, sending him to hospital, just days after he was assaulted by three men in a separate incident.
The CGT trade union said the move made clear its refusal to “participate in the ongoing genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
French president says decision coming “in days” as Brazil’s Lula accuses Israel of “premeditated genocide” in joint press conference.
“They are welcome to do that, but they are not welcome to impose that kind of pressure on a sovereign nation,” said the U.S. envoy.
