Jean-Noël Barrot

Israel Wants to “Maintain the Ability to Strike” Lebanon “at Any Time”, According to Barrot

Israel wants to “maintain the ability to strike” Lebanon “at any time” as part of a ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah, which constitutes a violation of the country's sovereignty, revealed the French Foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, on Wednesday. Barrot, who was in Israel last week, noted a hardening in Tel Aviv positions, during ...

EU Weighing New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers

France's foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, said on Monday that the European Union could soon launch a new round of sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of fuelling violence in Palestinian territories. France had already imposed sanctions against "28 violent settlers" and been instrumental in deciding sanctions at the European Union level, ...

Diplomatic Incident in French-Owned Jerusalem Compound

Israeli police entered the French-owned Eleona church compound in Jerusalem, on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit, an AFP journalist reported. "I will not enter the Eleona Domain today, because Israeli security forces entered with weapons, without ...

France “Will Not Fail” Lebanon, Pledges Barrot

France stands by Lebanon and “will not fail it,” assured French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday, on the eve of the international support conference being held in Paris. “The aim is first and foremost to reaffirm the need for a ceasefire, a diplomatic resolution, and an end to hostilities; to mobilize humanitarian aid from as ...