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Macron Slams Israel’s West Bank Actions at UN

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC · How we work

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Minister demands execution

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Israel’s actions in the West Bank during his UN General Assembly speech on 22 September 2026.
Israel’s government condemned Macron’s remarks as a ‘grotesque absurdity,’ highlighted daily Hamas attacks, and a minister demanded the gunman’s execution under a new law.
Israeli military said the gunman who killed French-Israeli settler Netanel Shukrun was arrested in Ramallah.
The gunman’s village was subsequently raided by Israeli forces.

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UN Settler Attack Surge

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Israel's actions in West Bank during his UN General Assembly speech on 22 September 2026.
His remarks said settlement expansion and violence pose threat to a two-state solution and dismissed President Donald Trump's peace claim as unfounded.
United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) recorded 1,330 settler attacks Jan-July, six daily.
Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded death for Halamish shooter, invoking March 2026 law.

Blindspot

The Israeli military said a Palestinian gunman, alleged Hamas member, killed French-Israeli settler Netanel Shukrun, was arrested at a Ramallah hospital and his village raided, while Netanyahu called Macron’s UN remarks a ‘grotesque absurdity’ and said Hamas attacks Jews daily.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Minister demands execution

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Israel’s actions in the West Bank during his UN General Assembly speech on 22 September 2026.
Israel’s government condemned Macron’s remarks as a ‘grotesque absurdity,’ highlighted daily Hamas attacks, and a minister demanded the gunman’s execution under a new law.
Israeli military said the gunman who killed French-Israeli settler Netanel Shukrun was arrested in Ramallah.
The gunman’s village was subsequently raided by Israeli forces.

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