As the risk of domestic terrorist attacks mounted, French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Israel.
The last time Macron visited China, it also coincided with the outbreak of large-scale riots in China, because he was treated with a very high standard in China, and he was a little reluctant to leave thinking of facing those bad things after returning to China.
The pony went abroad to hide again
But now that Israel is at war, there is no way to entertain guests properly, and Macron, like German Chancellor Scholz, has to lie on the ground to avoid rockets fired by Hamas.
Today's Israel, similar to last year's Kiev, is a popular check-in place for Western dignitaries. Although it will not do anything to go, if you do not go, it seems out of place, as if you want to betray the entire Western world.
Like Biden, Sunak, Scholz and others before him, Macron's trip is nothing more than to express support for Israel and by the way call for the protection of civilians in Gaza. But when asked what to do if the two things clashed, he couldn't say how ugly he was, although Western journalists would most likely not ask such a difficult question.
The day before Macron's departure, French National Assembly Speaker Braun was the first to arrive in Israel, expressing his determination to support it, adding that "nothing can stop Israel from defending itself."
Braun, the speaker of the French National Assembly, is a Jew
In the general context, self-defense at the national level refers to self-defense when one's territory and sovereignty are violated. However, as everyone knows, the part of the territory where Israel's war breaks out now originally belongs to Palestine, and whether Israel defends itself or Palestine resists can only be said to be a matter of opinion by the benevolent and the wise.
French politicians have different views, such as Braun and French Prime Minister Bornet, because they are both Jews (Bornet is half Jewish) and must be on the side of Israel.
Braun said that Israel is the only "democracy" in the Middle East, and France must protect democratic institutions from threats. As for Hamas, it is nothing more than a "terrorist organization that uses civilians as human shields", while Israel is the victim of terrorist attacks.
Similarly, Bornet said that her father, a Russian-Jewish, survived two concentration camps during World War II.
If Bornet sympathizes with the tragic experience of the Jews, shouldn't he support Palestine? After all, it is the Gaza people who are now being held in "concentration camps", and their situation is even worse than that of Bornet's parents. Sure enough, in the West, humanitarianism is to serve politics.
French Prime Minister Bornet is half Jewish
After reviewing history, Bornet did not forget to add that France is a common friend of Israel and Palestine, and their ultimate goal is to combat terrorism, not justify war.
Bornay's statement was refuted by the far left, and Pano, chairman of the "Indomitable France" caucus, said that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is clearly easy to solve, as long as the ceasefire is enough, but the government just can't say these two words, and has been pulling some useless things.
Before Pano could finish his words, he was interrupted by a lawmaker from the ruling party, who called him a "friend of Hamas." Macron also criticized the far-left position in a previous televised address, saying that "support for the liberation of Palestine and justification for terrorism cannot be confused."
The far-left leader Mélenchon caused an uproar by accusing the government of encouraging killings under the guise of democracy and posting photos on social media of Parisian rallies in support of Palestine. Mélenchon believes that Hamas's indiscriminate attacks are a response to Israel's seizure of territory and should not be condemned blindly.
The leader of the French far-left Mélenchon
Of course, Mélenchon may not be genuinely speaking up for the Palestinians, mainly for the vote. But what he said is not entirely unreasonable, and Hamas would not have been possible without decades of Israeli oppression. The so-called "victim harm" theory is often used by the strong to bully the weak.
It is a pity that under the trend of political correctness of "helping to destroy Kazakhstan", only the far-left politicians in France dare to speak the truth. "Indomitable France" and Mélenchon himself were criticized not only by the ruling party, but even by other left-wing allies within the alliance, who demanded that Mélenchon withdraw and no longer be the leader of the alliance.
In this way, the far-right National Alliance became the biggest winner. The party's leader, Le Pen, has condemned Hamas and expressed solidarity with Israel, in line with the French government, further downplaying the far-right color of the National Alliance.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
It is worth mentioning that the National Front, the predecessor of the National League founded by Le Pen's father, absorbed many close collaborators with Germany during World War II, but now, with her radical anti-immigrant stance, Le Pen has successfully molded herself as the protector of the Jews and attracted a lot of votes. You know, France is the European country with the most Jews.