Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responded on Saturday to a post on X by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he outlined his position on Gaza.
The post called for the independence of multiple French territories and an end to French neo-colonialism in Africa.
Screw you! Yes to independence of New Caledonia! Yes to independence to French Polynesia! Yes to independence of Corsica! Yes to independence of the Basque Country! Yes to independence of French Guinea! Stop the neo imperialism of France in west Africa! https://t.co/Vwa3a8fN2c
— Yair Netanyahu (@YairNetanyahu) April 12, 2025
Netanyahu responded to Macron’s clarification by saying “Screw you! Yes to independence of New Caledonia! Yes to independence to French Polynesia! Yes to independence of Corsica! Yes to independence of the Basque Country! Yes to independence of French Guinea! Stop the neo imperialism of France in west Africa!”
Netanyahu’s response targeted several territories of the French Republic that have had independence or separatist movements.
In particular, New Caledonia, where protests and riots gripped the country after the French government attempted to expand the electorate to “foreign” (non-native) residents, native Kanaks saw it as an attempt to prevent another independence referendum by adding thousands of pro-France voters to the electoral roll. The riots became so bad that France had to redeploy thousands of police from metropolitan France to restore order.
Netanyahu also called for the independence of Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean near Italy, and the Basque Country, which is split between France and Spain, and saw an intense terror campaign for much of the second half of the 20th century.
The final target of Netanyahu was West Africa, where France was accused of running a neo-colonial regime by controlling significant aspects of Francophone West Africa’s economy, particularly by controlling West African Franc and influencing the region’s security services. French troops were expelled from several former colonies in West Africa in the past few years, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast.
France and Palestine
Macron was clarifying his position on Gaza and a future Palestinian state.
On Wednesday, Macron had announced that France could recognize a Palestinian state by June; this was met by a strong backlash from multiple groups.
Macron published his clarification to X on Friday, in which he said, “Yes to peace. Yes to Israel’s security. Yes to a Palestinian state without Hamas.”
I’m reading all sorts of things here about our intentions for Gaza.Here is France’s position—it is clear:Yes to peace.Yes to Israel’s security.Yes to a Palestinian state without Hamas.This requires…
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 11, 2025
He clarified that he wanted “the release of all hostages, a lasting ceasefire, the immediate resumption of humanitarian aid, and the pursuit of a political two-state solution.”
He continued by saying that he supported the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians to a state and peace.
Macron called for June to be a turning point for the peace process.
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