Israel reprimands French envoy over Temple Mount observers proposal
Date
10/19/2015 8:19:30 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly)The Foreign Ministry called in French envoy Patrick Maisonnave on Monday to protest Paris' proposal toplace international observers on the Temple Mount and complained about France's penchant to put forward initiatives concerning Israel without consulting it or taking its interests into account.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman characterized the meeting as “sharp” and said it dealt with the entirety of Israeli-French relations.
Paris angered Israel earlier this year when it considered bringing a resolution to the Security Council calling for negotiations toward a Palestinian state by 2017 based on the pre-1967 lines.
Israel according to the Foreign Ministry expressed its “determined opposition” to the French proposal to place international observers on the Temple Mount.
“Israel is opposed to all moves that affect its vital interests that are not coordinated with it and are drawn up without its involvement” the spokesman said.
According to the spokesman Maisonnave said France was considering different ideas in light of what he described as the “continued stalemate in the peace process.”
Meanwhile US Secretary of State John Kerry said at a press conference in Madrid that neither the US nor Jordan was in favor of the French proposal.
Israel understands the importance of the status quo on the Temple Mount Kerry said adding that “what is important is to make sure everybody understands what that means.”
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