'Closure of Consulate': Israel threatens France over Palestine move
2025-09-07 09:51:40 source：CGTN
September 6, 2025
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharon Haskel said on Friday that the closure of the French Consulate General in Jerusalem "is now on Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu's desk" in an interview with France Info.
Haskel's remarks marked one of the latest Israeli responses to France's decision to formally recognize a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September.
On Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar told his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot to reconsider France's initiative to recognize a Palestinian state, while saying that French President Emmanuel Macron will not be welcome to visit Israel as long as the move remains on the agenda during a phone call.
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