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 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 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 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 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 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 France is looking to quickly revive plans for an international conference to "bring about the two-state solution" to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160130/france-to-revive-talks-for-two-state-israel-deal Sat, 30 Jan 2016 09:56:11 +0100 france-to-revive-talks-for-two-state-israel-deal The French Senate followed in the footsteps of the lower house on Thursday when it urged the French government to recognize the state of Palestine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141211/senate-urges-french-government-to-recognise-palestine Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:35:17 +0100 senate-urges-french-government-to-recognise-palestine Deputies in the French parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of recognizing the state of Palestine in a highly symbolic motion. Israel immediately warned that the vote would harm the peace process. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141202/french-parliament-to-vote-on-palestine Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:05:00 +0100 french-parliament-to-vote-on-palestine French lawmakers were to debate on Friday a motion urging the government to recognize Palestine as a state, amid growing European frustration at the moribund Middle East peace process. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141128/french-mps-push-for-palestine-recognition Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:27:17 +0100 french-mps-push-for-palestine-recognition Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned France that its parliament would be making a "grave mistake" if it recognises a Palestinian state in a vote on December 2. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141124/france-recognising-palestine-is-grave-mistake Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:00:55 +0100 france-recognising-palestine-is-grave-mistake UPDATED: French lawmakers will vote later this month on a proposal urging the government to recognise Palestine as a state, a parliamentary source said Wednesday, as diplomatic tension continues to rise between Europe and Israel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141112/french-lawmakers-to-vote-on-recognizing-palestine Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:40:00 +0100 french-lawmakers-to-vote-on-recognizing-palestine An investigation was opened at the weekend after a photos emerged of a man, dressed in army gear symbolically pointing a Kalashnikov rifle at children during a pro-Palestinian demo in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140811/kalashnikov-photo-stunt-concerns-french-cops Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:10:00 +0200 kalashnikov-photo-stunt-concerns-french-cops France's president condemned the Israeli shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza that killed 16 people who had sought refuge there. It was the second time this week Israeli artillerie hit a UN school in Gaza. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140731/france-condemns-israeli-shelling-of-gaza-school Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:19:37 +0200 france-condemns-israeli-shelling-of-gaza-school After a string of pro-Palestinian marches turned violent in the past week, Paris's police authority has banned a march set for Saturday that is in protest of Israel's air and ground incursion into Gaza. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140725/paris-police-ban-pro-palestinian-demo Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:57:00 +0200 paris-police-ban-pro-palestinian-demo BREAKING NEWS: France is to hand over €11 million worth of aid for Palestinians in Gaza, President François Hollande announced on Thursday morning after meeting with several NG0s at the Elysée Palace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140724/france-to-send-11-million-of-aid-to-gaza Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:09:00 +0200 france-to-send-11-million-of-aid-to-gaza Up to 25,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Paris on Wednesday to protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Here's a selection of images from the rally, that took place amid tight security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140724/in-pictures-paris-demo-in-support-of-gaza Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:06:00 +0200 in-pictures-paris-demo-in-support-of-gaza Thousands marched through Paris on Wednesday to denounce Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza amid tight security. The demo passed off peacefully with many protesters expressing their anger with the French government for not doing enough to halt the bloodshed in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140723/live-pro-palestinians-demonstrate-in-paris Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0200 live-pro-palestinians-demonstrate-in-paris The Palestinians have asked France to push the leaders of Hamas to broker a truce with Israel in hopes of ending the blood shed brought on an Israel bombing campaign and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140718/besieged-palestinans-ask-france-for-help Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:31:00 +0200 besieged-palestinans-ask-france-for-help Police authorities in Paris have banned a pro-Palestinian rally set to be held in the capital at the weekend over worries it could turn violent. A recent demo against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, led to running street battles between rival factions. (see video) https://www.thelocal.fr/20140718/paris-police-try-to-ban-pro-palestinian-demo Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:17:00 +0200 paris-police-try-to-ban-pro-palestinian-demo France has put forward the idea of setting up European-run border monitors between the Gaza Strip and Israel in an effort to encourage peace. The proposal comes as an Israeli bombing campaign has killed over 200 people in Gaza. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140716/france-proposes-border-monitors-in-gaza Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:16:00 +0200 france-proposes-border-monitors-in-gaza