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Elisabeth Malafa
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Avocate aux barreaux de Paris & New York | International dispute resolution lawyer | UCLA Law alum 🐻💛💙 | Posts about 🇫🇷 foreign policy & 🇪🇺EU | Views my own
“Emmanuel Macron devrait en discuter mercredi, avec le roi Abdallah II de Jordanie, à Amman, au deuxième jour de son voyage. Puis il pourrait poursuivre ce dialogue en Egypte, avec le président Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi.” 5/
October 25, 2023 at 8:15 AM
“Quant aux Etats du golfe Arabo-Persique et à la Jordanie, membres de la coalition internationale contre l’EI, Paris ne leur a pas encore présenté sa proposition, selon l’entourage du président.” 4/
October 25, 2023 at 8:15 AM
“Interrogé mardi lors d’un point presse à la mi-journée, le porte-parole du Conseil de sécurité nationale américain, John Kirby, a expédié très vite la question. « Nous poursuivrons ces consultations »,” 3/
October 25, 2023 at 8:14 AM
“D’après l’Elysée, l’initiative a été discutée dimanche avec Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz, Rishi Sunak et Giorgia Meloni, lors d’une conversation téléphonique commune.” 2/
October 25, 2023 at 8:14 AM
Austin “said that he had ‘encouraged’ Mr. Gallant to ‘conduct their operations in accordance with the law of war.’ American officials have become increasingly concerned that a ground invasion in Gaza could lead to a huge loss of civilian lives.” 4/
October 25, 2023 at 8:10 AM
That’s following NYT report y’day:

“The Biden administration is concerned that Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza, and that the IDF are not yet ready to launch a ground invasion with a plan that can work, senior admin. officials said.” 3/ www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/u...
U.S. Raises Concerns About Israel’s Plan of Action in Gaza, Officials Say
The Pentagon has sent officers to help the Israelis with the challenges of fighting an urban war.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2023 at 8:10 AM
“An Elysée palace official said France believed a ground invasion of the strip would be ‘difficult to carry out’ while respecting the rules of war.” 2/
October 25, 2023 at 8:09 AM
There are/will be speculations as to why he didn’t go earlier. Some plausible, others not so much.

I don’t see how he could have gone *before* the funeral of the victim of terror attack in Arras. Macron attended the funeral last Thursday.
October 22, 2023 at 2:57 PM