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ucrdem's JournalMacron tells Netanyahu that 'durable ceasefire' needed in Gaza
Source: The Times of Israel
Macron tells Netanyahu that ‘durable ceasefire’ needed in Gaza
By REUTERS
Today, 11:23 pm (WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023)
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call this evening of the need to work toward a durable ceasefire “with the help of all regional and international partners,” the French Presidency says in a statement.
France will also work with Jordan in days ahead on humanitarian operations in Gaza, it adds.
Read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/macron-tells-netanyahu-that-durable-ceasefire-needed-in-gaza/
We'll see what happens.
Macron steps to Gerard Depardieu's defense
So it seems Gerard made scandalous lewd remarks while acting as a French good-will ambassador touring North Korea, which per a video clip on Twitter, were met with the polite laughter. Now many in France, including Macron's culture minister, want to strip Depardieu of his French Legion of Honor award.
When asked last week about the situation on a televised chat show, Macron surprised everyone by leaping to Depardieu's defense, deploring jury by public opinion and ending with "Je deteste ça," meaning I detest that sort of thing.
So what do you think? On the one hand, Macron is clearly motivated by political considerations, specifically his upcoming reelection prospects and the rising popularity of Marine Le Pen, who recently scored big parliamentary election victories. On the other hand, we could have used some Macaroni back when Minnesota senator Al Franken was being railroaded out his seat and got exactly zero support from party leaders.
In any event it was bold move that in all likelihood pay off for Macron not to mention Depardieu. Here's the Twitter video:
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https://x.com/franceinfo/status/1737584412118733192?s=20
Kennedy sent the 1964 Civil Rights Act to Congress in 1963
That's not to say that you're wrong about who had the bigger impact, but Kennedy's role in that legislation is usually forgotten:
The Report to the American People on Civil Rights was a speech on civil rights, delivered on radio and television by United States President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963 in which he proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm
FranceCulture: De la fin de la democratie ?
LE 11/01/2021 - De la fin de la démocratie ? Avec professeurs Marc Lazar et Marie-Cécile Naves
Le mouvement d'intrusion dans le Capitole, qui a fait 5 morts, a choqué les pays démocratiques, tandis que les régimes autoritaires ont crié à l'hypocrisie des Etats-Unis.
L’invasion du Capitole à Washington a suscité l’émotion des pays démocratiques, tandis que les régimes autoritaires ont ironisé sur le sort des Etats-Unis.
Le Président iranien Hassan Rohani, ennemi traditionnel des Etats-Unis, a déclaré que la démocratie occidentale était "fragile et vulnérable" et a mis en garde "le monde entier" contre la montée du "populisme".
Alors, qui, pour défendre encore la démocratie ? Qui sont ces populistes qui se veulent plus démocrates que les démocrates ? Ces mouvements sont-ils le signe que les démocraties sont plus vivantes que jamais ?
Marie-Cécile Naves:
L’électorat républicain est dans une guerre culturelle et refuse un certain nombre d’évolutions comme les droits des femmes et des minorités. ...
Les désordres de l’information, ici l’occurrence la croyance selon laquelle l’élection américaine a été truquée, constituent une première pierre du fascisme. ...
Marc Lazar:
Dans le fascisme, il y a une idéologie très structurée et une volonté d’engendrer une humanité nouvelle. ...
La crise de Covid-19 sera déterminante à court et moyen terme. Elle le sera en France pour l’élection présentielle de 2022, puisque le bilan du Président Macron sera jugé au regard des effets des mesures prises. ...
Marie-Cécile Naves:
Aux Etats-Unis, la défiance démocratique était là avant Trump, elle s’est aggravée avec lui et elle lui a servi à accéder au pouvoir. C’est donc un problème ancré dans le régime américain. ...
https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/linvitee-des-matins/de-la-fin-de-la-democratie
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Ever get the feeling life is imitating early episodes of "Un Village Français"?
Trudeau Blasts Trump's Role in Inciting 'Horrifying' U.S. Riot
Source: Bloomberg
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for inciting his followers to mount a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this week.
“What we witnessed was an assault on democracy by violent rioters, incited by the current president and other politicians,” Trudeau told reporters Friday in Ottawa. “Violence has no place in our societies and extremists will not succeed in overruling the will of the people.”
Trudeau’s rebuke comes two days after pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol building in Washington, disrupting Congress’s count of Electoral College votes -- a scene the prime minister described as “horrifying.” U.S. lawmakers are now pushing for Trump to be impeached, even as his term enters its final days.
“As shocking, deeply disturbing and frankly saddening as that event remains, we’ve also seen this week that democracy is resilient in America, our closest ally and neighbor,” he added.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/trudeau-blasts-trump-s-role-in-inciting-horrifying-u-s-riot
4 dead, 52 arrested, 14 police officers injured after pro-Trump rioters breach US Capitol; FBI opens
Source: USA Today
DC updates: 4 dead, 52 arrested, 14 police officers injured after pro-Trump rioters breach US Capitol; FBI opens investigation
Updated 1:00 am E.T. Jan. 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — The nation's lawmakers took to their electoral duties late Wednesday amid broken glass and smashed doors in the U.S. Capitol following an historic day of havoc wrought by pro-Trump rioters who breached the building in hopes of thwarting President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Thousands of rioters had gathered at the National Mall to protest the election results. At a campaign-style rally about an hour before the mob broke through police lines at the Capitol, Trump had urged them to go to the building.
D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said the chaotic day included four fatalities: a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others — two men and one woman — who died in “separate medical emergencies.” Police had made "in excess of 52 arrests," including 26 on U.S. Capitol grounds, he said.
At least 14 Metropolitan Police Department Officers were injured during the demonstrations, Contee said. Two pipe bombs — one from the DNC and one from the RNC — were also recovered by police, he said.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/06/dc-protests-live-updates-trump-supporters-electoral-college-proud-boys/4126018001/
I didn't find the latest numbers posted but feel free to lock if they have.
A supporter of US President Donald Trump sits inside the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he protests inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021.
Violence erupts in new Paris protest against security law
Source: France 24
Issued on: 05/12/2020 - 16:24
Violence erupted in Paris on Saturday for the second consecutive weekend at a mass protest against a new security law, with demonstrators clashing with police, vehicles set alight and shop windows smashed.
The weekly nationwide protests are becoming a major headache for President Emmanuel Macron's government, with tensions intensified by the beating of a black music producer by police last month.
Members of the Yellow Vests movement, which shook Macron with protests against economic hardship in France over the winter of 2018-2019, were also prominent in the rally.
Windows of a supermarket, property agency and bank were broken while several cars burst into flames along Avenue Gambetta as demonstrators marched towards Place de la République in eastern Paris, AFP reporters said.
Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20201205-tear-gas-fired-as-thousands-protest-in-paris-against-security-bill
Valery Giscard d'Estaing: de Polytechnique a l'ENA, un etudiant hors normes
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: de Polytechnique à l’ENA, un étudiant hors normes
Par Wally Bordas • Publié le 03/12/2020 à 10:32 • Mis à jour le 03/12/2020 à 11:38
Le Figaro Étudiant
L’ancien président de la République, décédé ce mercredi 2 décembre 2020, avait effectué un parcours scolaire exceptionnel avant d’entamer sa carrière politique.
Un large sourire et une passion encore intacte. Il y a un an tout juste, en décembre 2019, nous avions rencontré Valéry Giscard d’Estaing lors d’une conférence donnée devant un parterre de plus de 200 jeunes au lycée Saint-Jean-de-Passy. Pendant une bonne heure, «VGE» avait raconté avec enthousiasme aux élèves de ce prestigieux établissement du 16e arrondissement de Paris le cheminement de la construction européenne.
Avec humour, il avait même répondu à toutes les questions des lycéens, avides de connaître son avis sur certains sujets d’actualité internationale. Son sens de la formule intact, l’ancien président n’avait d’ailleurs pas hésité à lâcher quelques piques bien senties contre Donald Trump ou François Hollande. «Le président américain peut dire n’importe quoi, c’est d’ailleurs ce qu’il fait, cela ne dérange pas la démocratie européenne», avait-il notamment laché à propos de Donald Trump, devant des lycéens enchantés.
L'ancien chef d’Etat, qui a largement participé à la construction européenne au cours de son mandat, prenait régulièrement la parole, jusqu’aux dernières années de sa vie, pour donner son avis sur la situation de l’Europe. C’est ce qu’il avait fait ce jour-là, avec ardeur. «Vous ne trouverez dans aucun livre d’histoire la description d’un tel changement, celle d’un groupe de pays qui fait disparaître ses limites», clamait-il.
https://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/article/valery-giscard-d-estaing-de-polytechnique-a-l-ena-le-parcours-d-un-premier-de-la-classe_4a6275a6-28f4-11eb-9b2f-394678aeeebd/
Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94 after contracting Covid
Source: NBC
Dec. 2, 2020, 8:04 PM PST
By The Associated Press
PARIS — Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
Giscard d’Estaing’s office said he passed away in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central France, after contracting COVID-19.
“In accordance with his wishes, his funeral will take place in strict privacy,” his office said.
Giscard d’Estaing was hospitalized last month with heart problems, but remained vigorous deep into old age.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/former-french-president-valery-giscard-d-estaing-dies-94-after-n1249799
The president of France from 1974 to 1981 was a champion of European integration.
Rudy's Three Words
For some perspective on one-time rival Giuliani's unholy obsession with blocking Biden's win:
"Rudy Giuliani is probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency. . . . There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11."
https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2007/10/a-noun-a-verb-and-9-11-003927
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