France: Macron urges new Israel PM to make historical peace with Palestinians
05 July 2022; MEMO: France urged Israel's new Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, on Tuesday, to restart peace talks with the Palestinians, but Lapid played down such prospects, citing rightist elements in his caretaker government ahead of a November election, Reuters reports.
"The people of Israel is lucky" to have Lapid as its premier, French President Emmanuel Macron said, ahead of a meeting between the two leaders in Paris.