Jacques Serais / Photo credits: Ludovic MARIN / AFP
If Emmanuel Macron multiplies the phone calls to try to free the hostages and find a way out of the conflict, he does not deprive himself of getting some fresh air. During an impromptu exchange with young people on the banks of the Seine in Paris, the head of state was questioned about the situation in the Middle East.
Surrounded by his security service, Emmanuel Macron obviously did not go unnoticed on the banks of the Seine Thursday afternoon in Paris. Questioned by young people about the situation in the Middle East, the head of state called for the unity of the country. “The risk is that the conflict becomes more serious here and that we become divided with some pro-Israelis and others pro-Palestinians. In the end, as long as the rights of each to live in harmony peace and security will not be recognized, in any case, it will be a terrible situation,” he says. An exchange filmed by the online media Raw.
“A period of decency”
Another question from these young people: the ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in France which the president tried to justify. “I think there was a period of decency. There had been a terrorist attack, it was not good. Look in all the capitals where there are demonstrations, there are very harsh elements arriving and who do the worst things. There are people who want to demonstrate in a peaceful manner but inside, there are hyper radical elements who will go and burn Israeli flags, defend Hamas, etc., do we want to to see this now?” he asks.
Emmanuel Macron, who always ensures a certain “at the same time”, refused, on this occasion, to comment on responsibility for the explosion that occurred on Tuesday within the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza.