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France Condemns UN Rapporteur over Remarks on Israel
(AFP-Le Monde-France) French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot responded Wednesday to comments by the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories on Saturday in Doha which referred to Israel as a "common enemy" that enabled "genocide" in Gaza. "France unreservedly condemns the outrageous and reprehensible remarks made by Francesca Albanese, which are directed not at the Israeli government, whose policies may be criticized, but at Israel as a people and as a nation, which is absolutely unacceptable," he said. Barrot said Albanese's comments added "to a long list of scandalous positions," accusing her of "justifying" the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel and "comparing Israel to the Third Reich. She is a political activist who stirs up hate speech that does a disservice to the cause of the Palestinian people."