Emmanuel Macron

Europe at a crossroads between denial and reality - opinion

Across Europe, rising unrest and policy hesitation are exposing cracks in governance, identity, and state authority.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
A demonstrator, standing next to an England flag, gestures as a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) vessel carrying migrants arrives at the Port of Dover, Britain, April 1, 2026.
A French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols the area as displaced residents waving Hezbollah flags make their way back to their homes on a makeshift road on April 18, 2026.

Has Hezbollah crossed a red line in attack on French UNIFIL soldiers? - analysis

A number of UN peacekeepers have been killed in the recent fighting in Lebanon, including two Indonesian peacekeepers who were killed on March 30 by a roadside explosion, according to the BBC.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols the area as displaced residents make their way back to their homes in the southern Lebanese area of Al-Qasmiyeh on April 18, 2026.

French soldier killed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Macron says

"Everything suggests that responsibility for this attack lies with Hezbollah," said French President Emmanuel Macron on X/Twitter.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emerges after filling in his ballot at a polling station in Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.

Hungary’s Orban concedes as Magyar’s Tisza wins big

Preliminary results, with 53.45% of votes counted, projected Magyar's Tisza party winning 136 seats in Hungary's 199-member parliament, compared with 56 seats for Orban's Fidesz.

|ByREUTERS

Macron undermined Israel and defied the US, then asked for a Lebanon role - comment

France failed at the one job that it had: to earn the trust of the party it claims to want to help reach peace. And now it can't get the role of brokering peace talks.

APRIL 10, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon, September 2020

Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon, sources tell 'Post'

An Israeli official said that “France’s conduct over the past year...has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator.”

APRIL 10, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attend a meeting with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa joining remotely, during a visit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

APRIL 7, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’

Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

MARCH 31, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN
A Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft stands parked on the tarmac on the day of France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit, at the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, France March 18, 2025.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.

MARCH 29, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani

The attack has been condemned by France and Iraq, but Iran has distanced itself from the incident.

MARCH 29, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Lebanese PM backs disarming Hezbollah, blames group for dragging country into war - report

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also endorsed talks with Israel and called for the expulsion of Iranian operatives from Lebanon.

MARCH 23, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists working for foreign media and news agencies at the Government Palace in Beirut on December 3, 2025.

Allies in name only: Israel left alone against Iranian aggression - opinion

Europe and Canada prioritize diplomacy over defending Israel, highlighting the West's collapse of values.

MARCH 21, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he attends a joint statement with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz afte a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025

Macron: Shut down Tehran’s terror embassy in Paris immediately - opinion

France must set an example for the whole of Europe.

MARCH 19, 2026ByDAVID NATAF
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

World leaders decry possible IDF invasion of Lebanon in statements

Describing Lebanon’s humanitarian situation as “deeply alarming,” the statement is not the only recent expression of concern from European leaders.

MARCH 18, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun, on March 16, 2026.