France's stance on Israeli-Palestinan conflict 'changed fundamentally', specialist says - Perspective - FRANCE 24 English

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Issued on: 17/11/2023 - 11:20Modified: 17/11/2023 - 11:30

Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel ignited a debate on whether the Palestinian militant group should be called a "terrorist organisation". While the US, the EU and several other Western nations use the descriptor, the UN along with most of the international community do not. What's behind the divide, and how has the term evolved over the decades? And how has France's stance on the Israeli-Palestine conflict evolve over the years? In Perspective, we spoke to French journalist and Le Monde Diplomatique Deputy Director Alain Gresh.