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.

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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.

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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.

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Perhaps ill-timed but inevitable: French recognition of a Palestinian state - opinion

This is one of the consequences of the Israeli government’s stubborn refusal to consider what comes after the Gaza war.

JULY 28, 2025BySEBASTIEN LEVI
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Arish, Egypt, in April. Last Thursday, he announced that France would officially recognize a Palestinian state.

Macron, take true responsibility over Palestinians' future: An open letter to France's president

As an Israeli who believes in peace, I address you today with a bold yet moral proposition: Take true responsibility for the future of the Palestinian people.

JULY 27, 2025ByYITZHAK JERRY GERSHON
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.

Macron's mistake: Thinking a Palestinian state will bring peace - editorial

In light of the Hamas massacre of October 7, and ongoing rampant terrorism and terror cells metastasizing in the West Bank, now is clearly not the time for the birth of a Palestinian state.

JULY 27, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

Apocalypse in Paris? Rabbi claims Satan controls Macron, predicts Jews hunted

Ben Artzi’s fiery message came soon after Macron announced that France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish community, would officially back Palestinian statehood.

JULY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Kabbalah Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi.

IDF seizes Gaza-bound aid flotilla Handala, soldier succumbs to wounds from battle in Gaza

IDF announces resumption of aid drops into Gaza • Anon. IDF officials echo USAID claim on Hamas stealing aid • IDF strikes Hezbollah in south Lebanon

JULY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in southern Gaza, July 2, 2025.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders mocks France's decision to recognize Palestinian state

"Good luck, Emmanuel Macron and France! Happy suicide!" he addressed to the French leader.

JULY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party, Geert Wilders speaks to the press following the exit poll and early results in the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands November 22, 2023

Israel at War day 658: What's going on in Gaza, Yemen?

UN aid chief demands evidence after Israel accuses staff of links to Hamas • Security forces thwart attacks in West Bank • Firefighters combat fire in northern Israel

JULY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen July 25, 2025.

'A launchpad to annihilate Israel': Netanyahu slams Macron for recognizing Palestinian state

Israeli leaders issued strong condemnations following Macron's announcement that France would recognize a Palestinian state, warning that the move rewards terrorism and undermines Israel's security.

JULY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
France's President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference at the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais, Paris, Oct. 5, 2024.

France to recognize Palestinian state in September, Macron says

“The urgency today is to end the war in Gaza and to provide aid to the civilian population. Peace is possible,” Macron said.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

France's Macron sues Candace Owens for claiming his wife, Brigitte, is a man

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed the 22-count defamation lawsuit against far Right conspiracy theorist Candace Owens following several YouTube videos.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Candace Owens speaks during a right-wing gathering known as America Fest, an event organised by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix, Arizona, December 2022; illustrative.