On anti-Zionism, he stipulated that when it comes in the form of denying the State of Israel the right to exist — “it is anti-Semitism.” That doesn’t mean we cannot disagree concerning government policies, Macron continued, but “the denial of the State of Israel is a contemporary form of anti-Semitism.”
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives prior to a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) on the sidelines of the 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz, in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2020. – World leaders are to travel to Israel this week to mark 75 years since the Red Army liberated Auschwitz, the extermination camp where the Nazis killed over a million Jews. Thousands of police officers and other security forces will deploy from Tuesday, ahead of the arrival of dignitaries including Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice President Mike Pence. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
