https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Israel's government cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and local officials two days before they were to start a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday, the group said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250421/israel-cancels-visas-for-french-lawmakers Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:01:23 +0200 israel-cancels-visas-for-french-lawmakers French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent a ‘conflagration’ between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, during a telephone call between the two leaders. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240703/macron-urges-netanyahu-to-prevent-israel-hezbollah-conflagration Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:45:09 +0200 macron-urges-netanyahu-to-prevent-israel-hezbollah-conflagration France's President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for fresh talks for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240114/macron-calls-for-fresh-talks-to-free-gaza-hostages Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:17:23 +0100 macron-calls-for-fresh-talks-to-free-gaza-hostages Three of their relatives have been killed while seven others, including three children, are "presumed hostages" following last month's Hamas attack in Israel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231126/family-in-paris-awaits-news-of-relatives-from-hamas-hit-kibbutz Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:01:08 +0100 family-in-paris-awaits-news-of-relatives-from-hamas-hit-kibbutz A French sailor lost in the Mediterranean for weeks has been rescued by the Israeli military off the Gaza coast, the army said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190119/french-sailor-found-after-weeks-adrift-israeli-army Sat, 19 Jan 2019 10:44:19 +0100 french-sailor-found-after-weeks-adrift-israeli-army Israel on Sunday released a French-Palestinian lawyer held without charge for the past 13 months over unspecified allegations, his lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180930/israel-frees-french-palestinian-after-13-months-without-trial Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:01:32 +0200 israel-frees-french-palestinian-after-13-months-without-trial French Jewish groups and Israeli officials protested Tuesday after the mayor of a Paris suburb renamed a street to honour the thousands of Palestinians forced from their homes during Israel's creation in 1948. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180613/jewish-groups-protest-after-paris-suburb-renames-street-in-honour-of-palestinians Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:19:37 +0200 jewish-groups-protest-after-paris-suburb-renames-street-in-honour-of-palestinians French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for "de-escalation" between Israel and Iran after the Israeli army said it struck Iranian targets in Syria following rocket fire it blamed on Tehran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180510/macron-urges-de-escalation-between-israel-iran Thu, 10 May 2018 14:24:51 +0200 macron-urges-de-escalation-between-israel-iran France said on Tuesday that new claims about Iran's nuclear programme from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reinforced the importance of a the 2015 deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180501/france-says-iran-nuclear-deal-strengthened-by-netanyahu-claims Tue, 01 May 2018 15:23:55 +0200 france-says-iran-nuclear-deal-strengthened-by-netanyahu-claims France on Saturday condemned "indiscriminate fire" by the Israeli army in the latest border clashes that left nine Palestinians dead in the Gaza strip. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180408/paris-condemns-israeli-armys-indiscriminate-fire-in-gaza Sun, 08 Apr 2018 05:33:46 +0200 paris-condemns-israeli-armys-indiscriminate-fire-in-gaza A French children's magazine has been withdrawn from newsstands after one of its articles listed Israel along with North Korea as places that were not "real countries." https://www.thelocal.fr/20171227/french-kids-magazine-pulped-after-claiming-israel-not-a-real-country Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:32:47 +0100 french-kids-magazine-pulped-after-claiming-israel-not-a-real-country French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of some 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi death camps, calling France's responsibility a "stark truth" and denouncing those who negate of minimise the state's role. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170716/macron-netanyahu-mark-75-years-since-paris-roundup-of-jews Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:58:01 +0200 macron-netanyahu-mark-75-years-since-paris-roundup-of-jews French President Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for a resumption of long-stalled Middle East peace talks based on a two-state solution. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170716/macron-urges-two-state-solution-israel-palestine Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:30:43 +0200 macron-urges-two-state-solution-israel-palestine French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday assured visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his "vigilance" regarding the 2015 nuclear accord reached by Western powers with Iran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170716/macron-assures-israel-of-vigilance-on-iran-nuclear-pact Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:26:09 +0200 macron-assures-israel-of-vigilance-on-iran-nuclear-pact Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Paris on Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of a notorious roundup of thousands of Jews, an invitation that has angered his critics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170716/french-jews-slam-netanyahu-invite-to-paris-vel-dhiv-ceremony Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:16:16 +0200 french-jews-slam-netanyahu-invite-to-paris-vel-dhiv-ceremony France warned on Sunday of "serious consequences" if Donald Trump moves to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital as representatives from 70 countries met in Paris to try to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170115/france-warns-trump-not-to-recognise-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:06:17 +0100 france-warns-trump-not-to-recognise-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital US Secretary of State John Kerry joined diplomats from more than 70 countries in Paris on Sunday in a new push for peace in the Middle East, just five days before Donald Trump takes office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170115/us-headlines-mideast-peace-conference-ahead-of-trump-inauguration Sun, 15 Jan 2017 08:27:36 +0100 us-headlines-mideast-peace-conference-ahead-of-trump-inauguration Another 5,000 French Jews emigrated to Israel last year, figures showed Monday, continuing a trend that has seen tens of thousands quit the country after a series of attacks targeting the community. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170109/5000-more-jews-leave-france-for-israel Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:24:13 +0100 5000-more-jews-leave-france-for-israel Israel has accused France of aiding a boycott of the Jewish state, after Paris announced new guidelines for labelling goods from settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161125/israel-furious-as-france-to-label-settlement-goods Fri, 25 Nov 2016 18:48:14 +0100 israel-furious-as-france-to-label-settlement-goods Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticised France's threat to recognise a Palestinian state if plans to renew peace efforts fail, arguing that it gives Palestinians no incentive to compromise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160131/netanyahu-slams-french-plan-to-recognise-palestine Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:05:39 +0100 netanyahu-slams-french-plan-to-recognise-palestine