Macron and the Meaning of October 7 

On the anniversary of the war, Israel’s premier gives the Élysée Palace a piece of his mind.

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Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike at Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 7, 2024. AP/Bilal Hussein

President Macron’s shocking call on French radio to “stop supplying weapons to lead the fighting in Gaza” is yet another moral failure for the country that brought us Vichy. Never mind that, as Mr. Macron added, “France is not supplying” matériel to Israel in its war against Hamas. Mr. Macron also called for the Jewish state to stand down in Lebanon, where the Israel Defense Forces are attacking Hezbollah — and Iran. 

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