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Sat 16 Dec 2023 8:19 pm - Jerusalem Time
French MP: Thousands of French are in ranks of Israeli army and demands that they be tried
French MP Thomas Portes said that more than 4,000 French people are involved with the Israeli army, which is committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Portes referred to a survey conducted by the "Europe 1" network, which revealed that 4,185 soldiers of French nationality are currently mobilized in the Israeli army on the front in Gaza.
He said - in a post on the "X website" that this is the largest contingent after the United States, and given the war crimes committed by the Israeli army in both Gaza and the West Bank, it is unacceptable for French citizens to participate.
He called on his country's government to condemn this participation in war crimes as firmly as possible, and also asked the Minister of Justice to bring persons of French nationality (including dual nationalities) convicted of war crimes to French justice.
While the United Nations warns of the dangers of genocide in which more than 17,000 Palestinians were killed (the number reached more than 18,700), the participation of French citizens insults France, according to Representative Portes.
According to a report by Al Jazeera Net, official statistics for Israeli companies and law firms specializing in issuing foreign passports for Israelis indicate that more than a million Israeli Jews have dual citizenship and a foreign passport alongside the Israeli one.
In addition to half a million Israelis who hold European nationalities, there are nearly half a million other Israelis who hold additional foreign nationalities, half of whom are from the United States of America.
Source: Al Jazeera + social networking sites
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French MP: Thousands of French are in ranks of Israeli army and demands that they be tried