French President Emmanuel Macron meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog

(24 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY AGENCY POOL Jerusalem - 24 October 2023 1. French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli President Isaac Herzog meet and shake hands 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Isaac Herzog, Israeli President: “By international law, we have the full right to defend ourselves. And finally, Mr. President, like you, we are extremely worried and disturbed as to the immense rise of anti-Semitism around the world, also, in your country. We care for our brothers and sisters of Jewish communities all over the world, for their well-being and safety. And I think the international community must take strong actions to protect the Jewish citizens all over the world. Thank you for coming to Israel and sharing your support with us (handshake).” BLACK FRAMES 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Macron, French President: “Let me let me tell you that if I’m here with my delegation, it’s indeed first to express our support and solidarity and share your pain. What happened (on the) 7th of October is an awful terrorist attack against your people, your nation, it’s rights. And it was an immense shock for the whole planet, especially in France. I’m here to express our solidarity today and tomorrow.” BLACK FRAMES 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Macron, French President: “I spent a while with some families of binationals and I saw some families having lost children, brothers and some of the families waiting for hostages. I do share your view, the first objective we should have today is the release of all hostages without any distinction, because this is an awful crime to play with the lives of children, adults, old people, civilians and soldiers. But I want you to be sure that you are not left alone in this war against terrorism. Because I speak here on behalf of a country which experienced terrorist attacks unhappily and you were there at the time.“ BLACK FRAMES 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Macron, French President: “I want you to be sure that we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you and your nation, and we will do whatever we can to restore peace, security and stability for your country and the whole region. This is why we passed several messages as well to other potential terrorist groups targeting or wanting to join this operation”. BLACK FRAMES 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Macron, French President: “What happened will never be forgotten for sure (Herzog saying thank you) and we will be here today, tomorrow and the day after for peace and stability because these people were killed just because they were Jewish and they wanted to live in peace (Herzog saying thank you).“ 7. Pull out and wide of meeting STORYLINE: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said he came to Israel to express support during a meeting with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. Herzog said Israel was extremely concerned about the rise of anti-Semitism around the world and asked the international community to take strong actions to protect Jewish citizens everywhere. On arrival in Tel Aviv airport, Macron first met with the families of 18 Franco-Israeli people who have been killed, are being held hostage or are missing. “The first objective we should have today is the release of all hostages without any distinction because this is an awful crime to play with lives of children, adults, old people, civilians, soldiers,” Macron said. He said he wanted to ensure Israel it is “not left alone in the war against terrorism.” “We will do whatever we can to restore peace, security and stability for your country and the whole region,” he added. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: