24 days ago · Israel
Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. BBC News Europe, France 24 English, France 24 Middle East, and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 00:44 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Israel denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron UN remarks on West Bank
- Picked up by France 24 Middle East
Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
- Picked up by France 24 English
Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC NewsNetanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'
- France 24Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
- France 24 EnglishIsrael blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
- Channel NewsAsia LatestIsrael denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron UN remarks on West Bank