France's Antagonistic View of Israel, U.S. Not New (Connecting the Dots: France, Climate, USSR, Wheelchair Foundation, Timothy Geithner, Sesame Workshop, University of California & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By
Martin ShermanTuesday, 19 November 2024 10:05 AM
https://www.newsmax.com/martinsherman/france-israel-united-states/2024/11/19/id/1188630/
Could
France
under the Macron government be on a head-on collision course with the newly
elected Trump administration? There is good reason to make the case that this
might well be so.
Ominous
Indications
Indeed,
an ominous indication of the deterioration of French policy and its divergence
from U.S.-led Western consensus could, arguably, have been evident in a recent
decision to release the long-imprisoned Lebanese terrorist,
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah.
Abdallah
was sentenced to
life in prison in 1987 for his involvement in the 1982 murders of a U.S.
military attaché and an Israeli diplomat in Paris, as well as in an
assassination attempt on an American consul in Strasbourg.
He
has long been eligible to apply for parole, but all previous applications had
been turned down except in one case over a decade ago — which was blocked by
the then-incumbent French government.
Significantly, the then-U.S. ambassador to France criticized the
parole decision, noting that Abdallah had never expressed remorse and could
still pose a threat.
Indeed,
the U.S. has consistently opposed Abdallah’s release and to date, there has
been no change in Washington’s position. True, French anti-terror prosecutors
declared they would appeal the release order, but it is difficult to shake
the feeling that the judicial decision could be a reflection of the
new winds blowing from the Elysee Palace.
Animus abrew
Regrettably,
this adversarial attitude from Paris toward both Israel and America has been
long abrew.
Thus,
last June, France's Defense Ministry issued a decree banning Israeli
participation in a premier weapons exhibition, Eurosatory.
The fact the ban was struck down by the French judiciary did little to deter
the Macron government from imposing an
additional ban on Israeli companies from taking part in another
event, Euronaval, that
took place earlier this month, which was also annulled by the courts
Perversely,
while France barred Israeli security companies from prestigious arms
exhibitions on its soil, some of the over 200 French companies taking part in
the event are
known to be licensed suppliers of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC).
Moreover,
nine companies reportedly are listed
by Iran as authorized suppliers of its energy industries. Even more
infuriatingly, some of the Iranian companies, with which the French
firms were doing business, were under U.S.-imposed sanctions!
Macron
has also been a leading figure in promoting an arms embargo against
an embattled Israel, locked in a mortal, multi-front battle against the forces
of Islamic terror. In an uncalled-for admonition, Macron had the gall to accuse Israel
of “sowing barbarism” in its struggle to repel the naked barbarism of its
enemies.
Lending leniency
for “lolly”?
At
the end of last month, a leading Israeli site carried an accusation that
“France’s recent hostility towards the Jewish state may be motivated by an
additional layer of corruption.” This harsh charge was based on revelations by
a renowned French journalist and Middle East expert Georges Malbrunot.
Malbrunot
prompted a furor following his exposure of a secret deal made in 2020 between
Macron and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
According
to Malbrunot, Macron met with a US-sanctioned Hezbollah operative in an
unprecedented meeting between a Western leader and a senior representative of a
major terrorist organization. The purpose of the meeting was to broker a
multi-billion dollar deal for reconstruction in the Beirut port, largely
demolished by yet-unattributed explosions in 2020 — although understandably
suspicions of Hezbollah’s involvement abound.
By
Malbrunot’s account,
Macron agreed to overlook any Hezbollah activity in the region as a condition
for a contract being awarded to a French consortium, headed by a
Franco-Lebanese billionaire Rodolphe Saadé, owner of BFM TV and the French maritime
company CMA-CGM.
These
shenanigans portray France’s president in a somewhat unflattering light —
prioritizing corporate profits over the security of Lebanon and Israel alike —
and lending leniency, if not legitimacy, to the Iranian-backed terror group
notwithstanding its pernicious nature.
Puerile
& petulant pique?
This
malign sentiment toward Israel, and benign affinity for its foes, seems to have
spilled over to France’s attitude toward Israel’s allies as well. This
is clearly the case regarding Azerbaijan and symbolized by France's
(and Iran’s) absence from the U.N.
Climate Change Conference (COP29).
This
seems a somewhat petulant and puerile display of pique, especially given
the importance of the climate issue for French diplomacy and
Macron’s own agenda. According to a Le Monde analysis,
this represents “An unprecedented crisis between France and Azerbaijan”.
According to the paper, this is “the consequence of a steady deterioration in
relations between Paris and Baku, which has its origins in France's strong
support for Armenia in its territorial dispute with Azerbaijan”,
and supply of French military equipment to Yerevan.
In
this regard, one should recall some “questionable” conduct by Armenia in recent
years — among other matters acting as a conduit for merchandise to Iran and
Russia, in violation of Western sanctions. Indeed, in light of recently
reported large-scale deals with Tehran, there is concern that Armenia may
become an Iranian
proxy in the Caucasus (see also here.)
According
to some sources, Baku has despaired of any improvement in bilateral ties under
Macron, whom they see as under undue influence from the powerful Armenian
diaspora in France. Thus, any progress toward enhancement of relations may have
to wait for a post-Macron era.
Sadly,
the same might be true for Israel as well.
Connecting
the Dots:
George Soros’s wedding reception
in 2013
and Christine Lagarde attended.
Christine
Lagarde attended George Soros’s 2013 wedding
reception, was the finance minister of France and is a managing
director at the International Monetary Fund.
Dominique
Strauss-Kahn was a managing director for the International
Monetary Fund and the minister of economy for France.
Timothy F.
Geithner was a director of policy development & review for
the International Monetary Fund, an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee and John A. Thain was his unofficial
adviser.
John A. Thain was Timothy
F. Geithner’s unofficial adviser and is a director at the French-American
Foundation.
Felix G. Rohatyn is
a director at the French-American Foundation and an overseer at
the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Felix G. Rohatyn is
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was a U.S.
ambassador for France.
Howard H. Leach was
the U.S. ambassador for France, a board member for the Haas
School of Business, and a regent for the University of
California.
Laura D'Andrea
Tyson is a professor at the Haas School of Business and
was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Richard C. Blum was
a board member at the Haas School of Business, a regent for
the University of California, married to Senator Dianne
Feinstein and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
C. Douglas Dillon was
the chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a U.S.
ambassador for France.
Jane D. Hartley is
the U.S. ambassador nominee for France and a trustee at the Sesame
Workshop.
Vincent A. Mai is
a trustee at the Sesame Workshop and an
overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Felix G. Rohatyn is
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at
the French-American Foundation and was a U.S. ambassador for France.
John A. Thain is
a director at the French-American Foundation and was Timothy
F. Geithner’s unofficial adviser.
Timothy F.
Geithner’s his unofficial adviser was John A. Thain,
was
a director of policy development & review for the International
Monetary Fund, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and his wedding
reception in 2013 and Christine Lagarde attended.
Christine
Lagarde attended George Soros’s 2013 wedding
reception, was the finance minister of France and is a managing
director at the International Monetary Fund.
Dominique
Strauss-Kahn was a managing director for the International
Monetary Fund and the minister of economy for France.
Timothy F.
Geithner was a director of policy development & review for
the International Monetary Fund, an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee and John A. Thain was his unofficial
adviser.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the International Rescue Committee and the ClimateWorks
Foundation.
Bertrand P.
Collomb was a director at the ClimateWorks Foundation and a
director at the French-American Foundation.
Guy Wildenstein is
a director at the French-American Foundation and a friend of Nicolas
Sarkozy.
Nicolas Sarkozy
is a friend of Guy Wildenstein and was the president of France.
Arthur A. Hartman is
a director at the French-American Foundation, was a U.S. ambassador
for France and a U.S. ambassador for the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (USSR).
Mikhail Gorbachev was
the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),
the general secretary for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(USSR) and is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair
Foundation.
Valery
Giscard d'Estaing is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and was the president
of France.
Anna Eleanor
Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair
Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow
at the Roosevelt Institute and George Soros’s son.
George Soros is Jonathan
Soros ‘s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Roosevelt Institute.
Resources:
Past Research
Sarkozy
detained in French corruption probe (Past Research
on France)
Tuesday,
July 1, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/07/sarkozy-detained-in-french-corruption.html
The
Death of the Jews of France (Past Research on
France)
Tuesday,
January 13, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-death-of-jews-of-france.html
Hollywood:
Still Honoring Stalinists (Past Research on the Roosevelt
Institute)
Tuesday,
February 24, 2015
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