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Macron denounces Trump's Gaza peace claims as 'spectacle of shame' at UN

France's outgoing president challenges Trump's diplomatic win in his final General Assembly address, citing closed humanitarian corridors and West Bank violence.

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What to know

  • Macron's final UN speech directly contradicts Trump's claims of achieving Gaza peace, asserting that no humanitarian corridors have reopened despite proclaimed success.
  • The French president argues daily Israeli settlement expansion and West Bank violations make a two-state solution increasingly impossible and undermine diplomatic credibility.
  • White House and Israeli leadership swiftly rejected Macron's critique, with Netanyahu's office calling it 'grotesque absurdity' and Israel accusing him of spreading fake news.

“Our duty, more than ever, is to stand alongside the United Nations. We cannot accept the new order of impunity that some would like to build.”

Emmanuel Macron, President of France · Straits Times World ↗ · Sep 21

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Macron denounces Trump's Gaza peace claims as 'spectacle of shame' at UN
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    Israeli leaders escalate criticism, accuse Macron of spreading 'fake news'

    Israeli leadership intensifies its response, calling Macron a liar and accusing him of promoting misinformation about the situation.

    1. 6 outlets Netanyahu decries Macron’s ‘grotesque’ claim that Hamas ‘never operated’ in West Bank

      first by Times of Israel, 23h ago · also The Telegraph, Independent UK, BBC, BBC Middle East, The Times of Israel

      4 more headlines

    • French President Emmanuel Macron claimed today at the United Nations podium that Hamas has never been active in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria). Here are Hamas Palestinian terrorists parading fully armed right there. Macron, you’re a fucking joke and a liar.

      @VividProwessX1d ago1.9k▲view on X ↗
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    • reuters.com

      France's President Emmanuel Macron dismissed peace efforts in Gaza, saying that not one humanitarian corridor had been opened and that what was happening was "a spectacle that should shame us all."

      reuters.comBluesky22h ago239▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • CNN@c.im

      # CNN # News ‘Spectacle of shame’: Macron blasts UN’s Gaza diplomacy

      CNN@c.imMastodon15h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Israel calls Macron's speech 'grotesque absurdity'

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issues a statement condemning Macron's remarks as absurd, rejecting his characterization of Israeli actions and Gaza diplomacy.

    “The grotesque absurdity of Emmanuel Macron's statement is staggering.”
    — Benjamin Netanyahu's office, Prime Minister of Israel · source

    1. 1 outlet first by RedState, 10h ago · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet first by Middle East Eye, 1d ago · read ↗

    • French President Emmanuel Macron had the audacity to lie today at the United Nations General Assembly, claiming that Hamas has never operated in the West Bank. This is the West Bank. Decide for yourselves…

      @VividProwessX1d ago3.2k▲view on X ↗
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    White House defends Trump's Gaza peace achievements

    White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly responds to Macron's criticism by listing Trump's claimed accomplishments: ending the war, freeing hostages, returning bodies, and implementing a 20-Point Peace Plan.

    “President Trump ended the war between Israel and Hamas, freed all living hostages, returned the bodies of the deceased to their loved ones, and is now leading the implementation of the 20-Point Plan for Peace in Gaza. While others talk, this President took this complex problem head on.”
    — Anna Kelly

    • In what can only be described as an insane statement, French president Emanuel Macron stated in the UNGA today that “Hamas does not operate in the West Bank.” Aside from the countless terror attacks, here is just one of hundreds of videos showing Hamas operating in the West

      @AdamMilsteinX1d ago83▲view on X ↗
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    Macron criticizes West Bank settlement expansion and Israeli violations

    Macron addresses ongoing Palestinian displacement and settler violence in the West Bank, arguing that daily violations undermine any two-state peace framework. He notes that Hamas does not operate in the West Bank, suggesting Israeli actions target Palestinians more broadly.

    “Look at what is happening in the West Bank, where every day violations are committed. In whose name? Hamas has never operated in the West Bank. What is happening there is building, day by day, the impossibility of a project that should be based on respect for the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to exist.”
    — Emmanuel Macron
    1. 7 outlets Israel denounces Macron's UN remarks on West Bank

      first by RTE News, 1d ago · also Channel News Asia, The Hindu, Euronews, France 24, France 24 EN, Hindustan Times

      7 more headlines
    2. 1 outlet Macron: Current situation in Gaza and West Bank is 'shameful'

      first by news.cgtn.com, 1d ago

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    Macron delivers final UN address, attacks Trump's Gaza diplomacy

    In his last General Assembly speech before leaving office in May 2027, Macron directly challenges Trump's peace claims. He argues that the proclaimed peace has not reopened humanitarian corridors and characterizes the situation as a spectacle that should shame the international community.

    “What credibility do we have if we continue to remain inactive in the face of Gaza? Some boast of a supposed peace. But that peace has not reopened humanitarian access for a single second. Are we simply to stand by and watch this spectacle that should shame us all?”
    — Emmanuel Macron
    1. 4 outlets ‘So-called peace in Gaza is a spectacle’ should ‘shame us all,’ Macron claims in UNGA speech

      first by Jerusalem Post, 1d ago · also France 24 EN, Globe and Mail, Middle East Eye

      3 more headlines
    2. 3 outlets In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame

      first by Reuters, 1d ago · also Al-Monitor, Straits Times

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  6. background

    Trump hails Gaza peace plan from UN rostrum as diplomatic triumph — President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly, declaring success in ending the Gaza war and freeing hostages. He frames the achievement as evidence of his administration's commitment to regional peace.

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