Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he warned French President Emmanuel Macron on the day of the October 7 massacre that if Hamas were not stopped in Israel, its threat would reach France. He made the remarks as France struggles to contain a wave of violent riots.
Speaking in an interview with C14 English's Israel Debrief, Netanyahu said Macron called him on October 7, 2023.
"He said, 'You know, we have to work for an immediate ceasefire and to solve this by diplomacy,'" Netanyahu recounted. "And I said, 'No, no, Emmanuel. It's not going to be solved by diplomacy. These are monsters. These are neo-Nazis.'"
"I said, 'You know, Hamas is like ISIS. In fact, it's worse in some respects than ISIS, even worse than ISIS. And let me tell you, if we don't stop Hamas here, you'll see them on the streets of Paris,'" he said. "And that's exactly what is happening right now."
