On July 24, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that at the opening meeting of the UN General Assembly this September he would recognize the “state of Palestine.” That announcement got the insidious ball rolling. Macron’s statement was followed by similar ones from the U.K., Australia, Canada, and Belgium. He was short on details, unable to […]
The West’s Abandonment of Israel
Nils Haug is an American lawyer and writer on foreign affairs who has been appalled at the pusillanimity of Western leaders, such as Macron and Starmer, in their stated intention to recognize a Palestinian state at the meeting of the UN General Assembly in September unless the IDF has stopped fighting in Gaza. More on […]
How Does Emmanuel Macron Propose to Force Israel to Accept the Creation of a Palestinian State?
French President Emmanuel Macron recently became the first leader of a major European power to commit to recognizing a “Palestinian” state at the opening meeting of the UN General Assembly opening this September. Macron is a political flibbertigibbet, of no fixed principles except to secure his own position both while in office, and once he […]
Thanks to Macron, Starmer, and Carney, Hamas Has a New Demand
Hamas has been mightily pleased with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, all of whom have now promised to recognize at the opening session of the UN General Assembly in September a “Palestinian state.” The boundaries of that state, and the government that will rule over […]
Emmanuel Macron Has Made His Pusillanimous Choice
Emmanuel Macron had a choice, and he made it: “Macron’s choice: Stand with democracy, or allow Frech [sic] Jews to become political sacrifices – opinion,” by David Ben-Basat, Jerusalem Post, August 1, 2025: A document seized in Gaza revealed that in October 2020, a secret meeting was held in Qatar between a French intelligence official and […]
Macron Is Terrified of the Ever-Increasing Muslim Presence in France
Macron’s antisemitism helps explain his attitude to the state of Israel: “Macron’s choice: Stand with democracy, or allow Frech [sic] Jews to become political sacrifices – opinion,” by David Ben-Basat, Jerusalem Post, August 1, 2025: To this day, this pattern persists. Under slogans of “reconciliation” and “dialogue between peoples,” France has tightened its engagement with Islamic […]
Israel, Macron, and the Moral Collapse of France
When French President Emmanuel Macron announced that in September, at the UN General Assembly, he will call for the recognition of the “state of Palestine,” he started a juggernaut that has been joined, so far, by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the U.K. and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada. And Macron has apparently been […]
The Perfidious Hexagon
Had the French not provided Khomeini with a refuge at the village of Neauphle-le-Chateau, the Shah’s police might have locked him up, and the Islamic Republic never come to pass. But the French only saw Khomeini as a victim of the Shah’s despotism, a soft-spoken cleric who surely meant no harm, but none of the […]
Lindsey Graham: ‘change in strategy’ coming to ‘take down Gaza,’ Trump in touch with Israeli officials
Expect a meltdown from leftist media and politicians alike in response to Lindsey Graham’s announcement about Gaza. “Graham: ‘Change in Strategy’ Coming to ‘Take Gaza Down Like We Did in Tokyo and Berlin,’” Breitbart, July 27, 2025: Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said a “full military effort by Israel to […]
Emmanuel Macron Has Pleased the Men of Hamas
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced to the world that in September, at the opening of the UN General Assembly, he intends to announce that France will recognize “the state of Palestine.” This promise was greeted with approval both from the Palestinian Authority, that hopes to rule that future state, and by Hamas, that knows […]