Jerusalem. Macron as Chirac: spat with the israeli police in the Old City

PARIS - “I do Not like what you are doing. The visit of Emmanuel Macron in Israel begins with a spat between the French leader and the israeli police. During a walk in the Old City of Jerusalem, the president has asked for with insistence, to get it in St. Anne's church, manned by a large deployment of agents. “I know the rules, let me go,” he said in English Macron arrived in front of the entrance of the church, officially in the French territory. “Keep cool,” continued the leader, seeing a beginning of confusion among the agents of its stock and the israeli police.

After a few seconds the president is able to enter, but in the meantime, the images have become a small case because they remind many of the French a historical disapproval against the israeli agents who made Jacques Chirac . In 1996, the then president, walking down the same alleys of the Old City, if he took it, with the police accused of “making provocations”. “What do you want? That take a plane and me back in France?” he asked polemically Chirac. “These are not methods”. A scene that provoked an immediate popularity to the then leader of the arab world. Many argue that Macron has wanted to imitate his popular predecessor, who died last year. Starting from the English strangely tinged by a strong French accent, when in general, Macron speaks fluently the language of Shakespeare and the accent he has is very light.

According to the reconstruction provided by Elisha, some israeli agents have tried to get in the church to ensure the safety of the head of State and were stopped by the French ones. “The president has only wanted to remember the rules and put an end to the altercation in progress,” explains the entourage of the Macron, indicating that the intervention was targeted to avoid an “accident”. Sources for the israeli claim that the French leader then apologized to the agents, to whom he shook hands. The presidency has not wished to confirm the apology. “It did not happen nothing serious, the visit continues without problems,” added the employees of the Store. The travel to Israel of the French president, the first from when he was elected, will continue until tomorrow.

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