Error by President Macron on the Founding of Israel Is Denounced by Prime Minister Netanyahu as a ‘Distortion of History’

The UN recognized the right of the Jewish people to a state, but it certainly did not create it,’ Netanyahu, son of an eminent historian, tells the French leader.

Philippe Wojazer, pool via AP
French President Macron and Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu arrive for a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace, at Paris, June 5, 2018. Philippe Wojazer, pool via AP

A historical error about the founding of Israel, made by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, is being called out in blunt terms by Prime Minister Netanyahu, in an astonishing exchange in public.

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