Turns Out France Really Does Hate Israel
Yesterday's political roundup had a bit about how even France seems to be hopping on board the Sharon is a badass train. Turns out not so much:
In Paris, by contrast, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs appeared deeply discomfited by the ambassador's warm comments. Without denying their accuracy, a spokeswoman initially claimed that the ambassador had made them "off the record" . Later in the day, the ministry issued an official statement to the Post, abandoning the "off the record" assertion and instead intimating that he may not have made the comments while simultaneously claiming that they had been taken out of context.
In fairness to them, people would openly laugh at them if they pretended to support Israel while at the same time allowing Hezbollah to broadcast the most disgusting anti-Semitic canards. And so to get some consistency in their policy, it's much easier to bash Israel than stand up to terrorists.
In Paris, by contrast, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs appeared deeply discomfited by the ambassador's warm comments. Without denying their accuracy, a spokeswoman initially claimed that the ambassador had made them "off the record" . Later in the day, the ministry issued an official statement to the Post, abandoning the "off the record" assertion and instead intimating that he may not have made the comments while simultaneously claiming that they had been taken out of context.
In fairness to them, people would openly laugh at them if they pretended to support Israel while at the same time allowing Hezbollah to broadcast the most disgusting anti-Semitic canards. And so to get some consistency in their policy, it's much easier to bash Israel than stand up to terrorists.
