2020 - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/?xtor=RSS-1 fr Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480409 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Amman Meeting on the Middle East Peace Process (24 Sept. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/amman-meeting-on-the-middle-east-peace-process-24-sept-2020?xtor=RSS-1 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan, met in Amman today to continue their coordination and consultation on means to advance the Middle East Peace Process towards a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. The meeting was attended by the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process. The Ministers declared: We emphasize our commitment to support all efforts to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace that fulfills the legitimate (…) 2020-09-30 12:22:31 64018_252381 Israel - Situation of Salah Hamouri (2 Jul. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/israel-situation-of-salah-hamouri-2-jul-2020?xtor=RSS-1 We have learned of the arrest and detention of our compatriot Salah Hamouri on June 30 in Jerusalem, less than two years after his release, for which we worked extremely hard. France requests that all of Salah Hamouri's rights be upheld. Our Consulate General in Jerusalem is ensuring that our compatriot can fully benefit from consular protection as provided for by the 1963 Vienna Convention. The ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic and consular network are seekinyg (…) 2020-07-02 21:23:28 64018_250737 Israel – Palestinian Territories - Q&A from the press briefing (14 May 20) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/israel-palestinian-territories-q-a-from-the-press-briefing-14-may-20?xtor=RSS-1 Q: Do you believe the EU should considering threatening Israel with a firm response if it goes ahead with the de facto annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank? A: The annexation of part of the Occupied Territories would be contrary to international law and would undermine the internationally agreed upon parameters of a peace agreement in the Middle East. Only negotiations aimed at establishing two states living in peace and security along secure, recognized borders, with Jerusalem (…) 2020-05-15 16:49:22 64018_249680 COVID-19 – Israel - Q&A from the press briefing (5 Mar. 20) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/covid-19-israel-q-a-from-the-press-briefing-5-mar-20?xtor=RSS-1 Q: Does Israel's decision to no longer authorize French citizens to enter its territory due to fears of the spread of COVID-19 seem proportionate to the epidemiological situation in France? Is this the first time French citizens have been prohibited from entering a foreign territory due to the coronavirus? A: As you know, the situation is very fluid and the authorities in each country concerned are taking measures related to the COVID-19 crisis. Our compatriots are advised to consult the (…) 2020-03-05 18:27:52 64018_247735 Israel / Palestinian territories - Settlements (28 Feb. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/israel-palestinian-territories-settlements-28-feb-2020?xtor=RSS-1 France condemns the announcements by Israeli authorities regarding the construction of 3,401 housing units in the E1 zone, in East Jerusalem. This area is of strategic importance to the two-state solution and the territorial continuity of a future Palestinian state. Its expansion directly undermines the viability of a future Palestinian state, as the European Union has reiterated on several occasions. France urges the Israeli authorities to reconsider these decisions and to refrain from (…) 2020-02-28 22:55:42 64018_247536 Israel – Statements by M. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, during his joint press briefing with Mr Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (Jerusalem, 22 Jan. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2020/article/israel-statements-by-m-emmanuel-macron-president-of-the-republic-during-his?xtor=RSS-1 (Check against delivery) Thank you very much, Mr President, for those words and your welcome. I'm pleased to see you and be with you all for what is my first visit to Israel as President of the Republic, a year after the state visit you paid to France. A year ago, we were together. At this point I want to say that my heartfelt sympathy and friendship are with you following the death of your wife. Mr President, as I pledged to you, I've come to Israel to represent France at the Fifth World (…) 2020-01-23 19:26:45 64018_246532