Netanyahu accuses France of yielding to extremist Islam after riots

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused France of succumbing to an invasion of extremist Islam following violent riots in French cities, urging Paris to fight extremists rather than pursue appeasement. In an interview with i24News, Netanyahu said France "gave up" and was unprepared, claiming he had warned President Emmanuel Macron after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that if extremists were not eliminated in Israel, "you will have them in Paris." Relations between Israel and France remain strained, particularly after Paris recognized a Palestinian state in September 2025, which prompted Netanyahu to accuse Macron of fueling antisemitism in France.


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