Netanyahu, Smotrich attack Macron over criticism of Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday attacked French President Emmanuel Macron over his latest remarks criticising Israel. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement issued on Tuesday evening that the prime minister strongly condemned Macron’s comments about rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank. “What is our credibility worth if we remain inactive on Gaza? Some claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not opened up humanitarian deliveries. It is a spectacle that shames us all,” AFP cited Macron saying. READ: Netanyahu won’t meet Trump during ‘brief’ UN visit: Israeli media The French president made the remarks in his address opening the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Macron also criticised rising settler […]