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Israel criticises 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron's speech
Middle East Eye
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Middle East Eye
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Israel lashed back at French President Emmanuel Macron's criticism of its policies in Gaza and the West Bank, describing his UN General Assembly speech as 'staggeringly grotesque absurdity.' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address UN headquarters on Thursday.
Israel has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he called the situation in Gaza a "spectacle that shames us all" and criticised Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank in remarks delivered to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said "the grotesque absurdity of Emmanuel Macron's statement is staggering."
Netanyahu is expected to deliver an address to the UN headquarters on Thursday.