Israel-France tensions deepen as Paris says consulate staff briefly detained by police in Jerusalem
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the French-owned Eleona church compound, which houses a sanctuary, on Thursday when the incident occurred. Armed Israeli officers entered the site without authorization, France’s Foreign ...
Israeli Detention of French Diplomats in Jerusalem Draws Diplomatic Rebuke
France accused Israel on Thursday of jeopardizing diplomatic relations after Israeli security forces entered a Jerusalem holy site under French jurisdiction, briefly detaining two French officials with diplomatic immunity.
Diplomatic Tensions Flare: French Officials Detained at Jerusalem Site
France accused Israel of straining bilateral ties when Israeli security entered a French-administered holy site in Jerusalem, detaining two French diplomats. This occurred before French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot's visit,
Two French Gendarmes Detained By Israeli Police In Jerusalem
Israeli police detain two French gendarmes at the Eleona, a religious sanctuary owned by France in Jerusalem, which French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot was meant to visit. The two were released briefly after.
France, Israel at loggerheads after French officials briefly arrested in Jerusalem
France accused Israel on Thursday of harming bilateral ties after Israeli security forces entered a holy site under French administration in Jerusalem and briefly detained two French officials with diplomatic status.
France condemns a spat between Israeli police and French consulate staff at a Jerusalem church
The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem, briefly detaining two consulate members and prompting the top French diplomat to abandon his planned visit to
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‘Unacceptable’ – Paris to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Detention of French Guards in Jerusalem
The Israeli police surrounded the two French gendarmes and pushed one of them to the ground at the Elona church compound.
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France slams Israel after gendarmes detained in occupied East Jerusalem
The incident took place on Thursday as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the compound of the ...
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Watch: Two French officials arrested on visit to Jerusalem
A scuffle broke out after a large number of Israeli police officers burst into the compound of the Church of the Pater Noster ...
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France mulling new sanctions on Israeli settlers, minister says in West Bank
France is mulling new sanctions on those enabling the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, regarded as ...
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Diplomatic incident in French-owned Jerusalem church compound
Israeli police entered the French-owned Eleona church compound in Jerusalem, on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and ...
Israeli police briefly arrest two French officials in 'unacceptable' move, foreign minister Barrot says
Two French officials deployed to a historic site under the country's administration in Jerusalem were briefly arrested by ...
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France Sees 'Window' To End Gaza, Lebanon Wars After Trump Win
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday in Jerusalem he saw prospects for ending Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Donald Trump was elected US president. "I believe a window ...
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Diplomatic incident in French-owned church in Jerusalem
Israeli police entered a French-owned church compound in Jerusalem on Nov. 7, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting ...
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'The incident puts further strain on the relationship between France and Israel'
A tense confrontation occured between Israeli police and two security officials at the French-administered Eleona compound in ...