Emmanuel Macron

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

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A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.
A Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft stands parked on the tarmac on the day of France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit, at the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, France March 18, 2025.

Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’

Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani

The attack has been condemned by France and Iraq, but Iran has distanced itself from the incident.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Charles Kushner is a refreshing ally for Israel in Paris - analysis

US Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, criticized Macron's stance on Palestine, linking it to growing antisemitism in France. The French government swiftly protested his remarks.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner.

Netanyahu blasts Macron: Recognition of Palestinian state enflames antisemitism

"It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas’s refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews, and encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets."

AUGUST 19, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)

'Killing him a second time': Memorial tree to murdered French Jew Ilan Halimi cut down

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli wrote: "Mr. Macron, you have cut down the tree with your own hands and through your actions."

AUGUST 17, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A tree that was planted to honor slain French Jew Ilan Halimi was cut down.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: A political strategy or a path to peace? - opinion

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has plans to recognize a Palestinian state because “the expansion of Israeli settlements” annoys him.

AUGUST 14, 2025ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

UK, France Palestinian state recognition part of joint peace plan in works for months - report

Sources familiar with the details told the New York Times that France's Macron intended to recognize a Palestinian state due to immense internal pressure.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France's President Emmanuel Macron at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025

Macron: Israel's plan for Gaza is a disaster waiting to happen

Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza will be the first victims of the tragedy, he said.

AUGUST 11, 2025ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Arish, Egypt, in April 2025.

Israeli rabbi: 'Macron should prepare his coffin' for 'declaring war on God'

"This French president, we must let him know, he has every interest in preparing his coffin," said Rabbi Daniel David Cohen, casting Emmanuel Macron in the vein of Roman Emperor Titus.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he attends a meeting during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, in Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025.

'We want Hamas disarmed, out of governance,' French ambassador to Israel tells 'Post' - exclusive

“What I found most impressive,” Frédéric Journès explained, “was the movement of many Muslim and Arab states - now clearly saying: There can be no Hamas in governance."

AUGUST 7, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
FRENCH AMBASSADOR Frederic Journes: Depriving Hamas [of] territorial control, not allowing its leadership to coordinate actions from Gaza into Israel - that is reachable.

Erdogan urges Europe to force Israel into a two-state solution, Gaza ceasefire

"We find the recent humanitarian reactions coming from Europe, particularly from France and Britain, very valuable," Erdogan said in Ankara.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025

Palestinian statehood: What does recognition mean? - opinion

Most recognitions of Palestine are not legal affirmations of full statehood but political support for Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
UK FOREIGN SECRETARY David Lammy speaks after addressing a conference on a two-state solution at UN Headquarters in New York City last week. The Palestinian Fatah leadership has rejected two-state offers on multiple occasions, the writer notes.