(Jerusalem Post) Joseph Strich - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was paid 150,000 euros for a 45-minute speech in Geneva on Jan. 24, which he dedicated to harsh criticism of Israel, the French newsweekly Le Nouvel Observateur reported Thursday. The Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal gala dinner was hosted by the local Jewish community. Sarkozy "called on the Jewish diaspora and the international community to put pressure on Israel to force it to restart negotiations with the Palestinians," said the report, emphasizing that "these words didn't please the audience, which was vociferous in its dissatisfaction."
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