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Lay off France, Chirac tells Israeli PM Sharon
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Posted on 05/11/2002 11:46:44 AM PDT by Dallas
PARIS, May 11 (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac warned Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Saturday of repercussions if Israel continued what Chirac called an "anti-French campaign" maligning France as anti-Semitic.
"The president objected strongly to the anti-French campaign currently being waged in Israel in an attempt to present France as an anti-Semitic country," spokeswoman Catherine Colonna said after Chirac telephoned Sharon.
"This campaign is unacceptable and cannot continue without repercussions," Chirac told Sharon, according to Colonna.
Chirac, re-elected in a landslide victory over extreme-right National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen last Sunday, phoned both Sharon and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Saturday.
He told Sharon that an anti-French campaign was being waged in Israel "at a time when the French people have massively demonstrated their rejection of racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism", Colonna said.
France, home to a 600,000-strong Jewish community which is the largest in Europe, as well as around five million people of North African Arab origin, has had tense relations with Israel, which regards France as pro-Arab.
Relations between the two countries were strained further by France's growing criticisms of the policies of Sharon, who in turn was reported to have talked in recent months of "a dangerous wave of anti-Semitism" in France.
Last month, French Jews were subjected to vandalism at a Jewish cemeteries, arson attacks at synagogues and other institutions, and beatings, following Israel's military offensive in the West Bank.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arielsharon; france; israel; jacqueschirac
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"French Jews were subjected to vandalism at a Jewish cemeteries, arson attacks at synagogues and other institutions, and beatings
"Gee, I can't imagine why jews could possibly be thinking France has a bit of an anti-semitism problem
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posted on
05/11/2002 12:27:46 PM PDT
by
D-fendr
To: Dallas
Chirac resorting to Jew baiting to boost his domestic popularity? Could the French become any more offensive?
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posted on
05/11/2002 12:27:51 PM PDT
by
xvb
To: Mamzelle
I have just emailed Disney that they should fire Mr. Chirac. Employees have no buisness commenting on political events. France is a Disney theme park, isn't it? I mean, it's not like, a real country is it? How could it be, they're so, so little, silly.
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posted on
05/11/2002 12:34:59 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: DoughtyOne
Hey Chirac, sit down, shut up and have another glass of that vintage French whine.
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
I can't figure why the french went with the 6 million wogs. I mean it works out to 10.8 million more boots to lick, 5.4 million coats to hold and then there is the brown noseing.
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posted on
05/11/2002 12:38:28 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: Dallas
French Jews were subjected to vandalism at Jewish cemeteries, arson attacks at synagogues, and beatings My great-to-the-seventh grandfather left France in 1699, paused in England to marry, came straight away to Staten Island to produce a grandson to fight King George.
Memo to M. Chirac:
You come from arrogance, but not very far.
You bent over for the Nazis and are now indistinguishable from them.
You denied us overflight to get Gadafi.
You slander Israel "that shi**y little country" at state dinners, and snicker as your scummigrants do the krystalnacht.
When the jihadists guillotine you we will all clean the cheese off our monitors and soldier on.
To: Dallas
Alors ! I warn you ! If you perseest in calling La Belle France "anti-semitic", France shall 'ave no choice but to surrendaire !
To: genefromjersey; lodwick; MissAmericanPie
>Alors ! I warn you ! If you perseest in calling La Belle France "anti-semitic", France shall 'ave no choice but to surrendaire ![laughs] Well, you know, there is the seed of a great idea in this thread...
Israel is already taking heat for its "occupations." If the Arabs insist on constantly killing innocent people, perhaps Israel should just GET UP and RELOCATE to FRANCE!
1) The Arabs would be happy; 2) The Israelis might take heat about their "occupation" of France, but, really, who'd care, it would only be France; 3) The French are too busy taking 12 weeks of vaction every year to engage in terror activities; 4) France -- run by Israelis -- might actually turn back into a world power again!
Really, it's a win-win-win-win situation...
Israel, already taking heat for occuping territory, should occupy some good territory by taking over France!
Mark W.
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posted on
05/11/2002 1:22:57 PM PDT
by
MarkWar
To: jalisco555
It is to laugh!Hahaha, yoo seelly Frainch peepphul!
To: Mamzelle
I love to make fun of France in my European history class. Even American highschool students know what pathetic losers the French are. I would love to see Israel give Chirac the finger.
To: Mamzelle
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...effeminate little frog |
To: Dallas
On Holocaust rememberence day Chirac was at the Mosque pressing flesh even his advisors wouldn't be that stupid not to know....but then again French Diplomats couldn't run a 2 car funeral procession without a rear ender...
To: Dallas
Chirac imagines that "standing up" to Israel will win him some of those muslim votes in the coming parliamentary elections.
To: Dallas
Chirac ought to go have some french fries with his whine and cheese. Zee teaurd!
To: Leisler
I have just emailed Disney ... France is a Disney theme park, isn't it? Q: Why don't they have fireworks at Euro Disney?
A: Because every time they shoot them off, the French try to surrender.
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posted on
05/11/2002 1:51:10 PM PDT
by
Drango
To: lodwick
Sharon, "Boo!" France, "We surrender." The two things I am constantly tired of getting in the mail: AOL free minutes CD's and French surrender paperwork.
Someone make them stop trying to surrender to me. I don't want the responsibility...
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posted on
05/11/2002 2:30:19 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
To: Dallas
Note to Ariel Sharon: Nuke the French! Nobody will care.
To: Dallas
Chriac is SOOOO bizarre! First he labels LePen anti-Semitic, then he pins the label on himself and proudly wears it! Both for political gain....Watch out, Chirac! Somebody over there is going to figure you out!
To: D-fendr
The French people have been experiencing attacks, rapes and murders at the hands of the Arabs there. However, the media chooses to ignore this and blame the French people for the anti-semetic attacks. Both the Jews and the French people are being victimised by the Arabs. Sharon and the media have been distorting events over there, most likely for political reasons.
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posted on
05/11/2002 2:46:44 PM PDT
by
DBtoo
To: DBtoo
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French people are being victimised by the Arabs.Thanks for your interesting point. But are these Arabs French citizens?
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posted on
05/11/2002 3:24:29 PM PDT
by
D-fendr
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