When leaders fall in love...
Sarkozy gets cozy with his fellow tribe members:
An Israeli diplomat who sat in on the recent meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he could not remember a more jovial and affable conversation between an Israeli head of state and his French counterpart. The suspicions and tensions that loomed large over many similar meetings in the past had vanished. The diplomat added that the two related to each other as though they were representing sister states.
"Sarkozy did not hide his great support for Israel and openly expressed how impressed he was by the young country's achievements," the diplomat said.
Throughout his presidential campaign, Sarkozy unabashedly declared he was an admirer of Israel. To his inner circle he spoke of a real affinity and on the occasion of his acceptance speech of his party's candidacy for president he described his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial as one of the two most important events in his life.
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"I don't remember such a demonstrably friendly statement by a president toward Israel in the history of modern France," said French lawmaker Jean-Francois Cope as I met him on the steps of the National Assembly. Cope, 43, was elected half a year ago as the leader of the parliament's ruling party.
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A French diplomat talking on condition of anonymity said the French were rediscovering Israel, and Israel was rediscovering France. "The music sounded by France is very pleasing to Israel, particularly on the Iranian issue. We see eye-to-eye on the issue of Iran nuclear armament," he said.
Israel's ambassador to France, Daniel Shek, also sounded upbeat about the warming of relations.
"I wouldn't say there was a fundamental shift on the basic policies of France toward Israel, but the tone has certainly changed," the ambassador said. "Sarkozy is stating clearly and openly that he is pro-Israel, pro-America and against Iran. What more can you ask for?"
I guess we shouldn't be too surprised in the radical shift of French diplomacy; from initially being anti-war and relatively balanced on Palestine/Israel, to now being an extreme right-wing, Zionist, member of the Coalition of the Willing; as it is now headed by crypto-Jewish Mossad agent: Sarkozy.
Old Europe is now shiny and new!. Freedom fries are once again firmly French. The Jews of France are no longer in danger. And best of all, we can all celebrate, guilt free, with some French wine.
What more can you ask for?
