France calls Trump plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem a ‘provocation’ January 15, 2017French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. (AP/Bilal Hussein)(AP/Bilal Hussein)France calls Trump plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem a ‘provocation’ Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/france-calls-trump-plan-move-us-embassy-jerusalem-provocation/ Email Print France’s Foreign Minister referred to Trump’s plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a ‘provocation’ that could lead to serious consequences.France’s Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a “provocation” that would lead to negative repercussions.“It would have extremely serious consequences,” he told France 3 television during Sunday’s Paris summit that is focusing on implementing a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA).“One cannot have such a clear-cut, unilateral position,” he continued. “You have to create the conditions for peace.”France, however, appeared to present a “clear-cut, unilateral position” over a year and a half ago, when Laurent Fabius, Ayrault’s predecessor, said his country would unilaterally recognize a state of Palestine if its initiative for Israel and the PA failed within a timeframe of 18 months.By: Jonathan Benedek, World Israel News AyraultFrench peace initiativeParis Peace ConferenceUS embassy
