Macron in the Middle East: Where does France stand on Israel-Hamas war?

25.10.2023 - 08:33 france24.com

We ask about Paris's official policy going forward and the acrimony at home over the far left's refusal to brand Hamas a terror organisation and over the government’s blanket ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a ban that's since been overturned by the courts.

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