Guests of the show “What a time! » on France 2, the two former Prime Ministers Dominique de Villepin and Elisabeth Borne argued about the war between Israel and Hamas.
This Saturday, November 23, 2024 on the set of “What a time! » on France 2, two former Prime Ministers were reunited. Elisabeth Borne came to present her latest book called “20 months in Matignon”, while Dominique de Villepin was present to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. However, the tone quickly rose between the two former heads of government. Elisabeth Borne deplored the comments of Dominique de Villepin, accusing him of proposing “magic solutions” when he denounces France’s inaction in Gaza.
“I do not accept the massacres in the Gaza Strip”
“France’s message has often been confused by different positions over time. The fight that must be fought, it’s a fight that defends the principlesthose who must be defended in Ukraine and Gaza and the Middle East »said Dominique de Villepin. Facing him, Elisabeth Borne showed herself annoyed by the words of the former Prime Minister. The former Head of Government then accused the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of proposing “magic solutions”: “What’s your magic solution?” What is your magic solution when Joe Biden gives an ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu who does not respect it?“ .
In turn, Dominique de Villepin replied to the former Prime Minister that we should “not accept” this situation. Elisabeth Borne then refused to accept, too: “Well I don’t accept it, I do not accept the massacres in the Gaza Strip. And after? ». Thursday November 21, 2024, Dominique de Villepin published an article in the newspaper Libération. A letter in which he asks the government of Israel to “open the doors of Gaza to prove that it lives up to the principles it claims”. A claim that he defended on the Léa Salamé set: “I’m sorry but I don’t think there are many diplomats on this set. Diplomacy is trying and trying again”affirming that Gaza must be made accessible to journalists.
“Journalists are targeted and murdered”
According to him, the videos coming from Gaza are sent by children aged 13-14 since the territory is inaccessible to journalists: “ Journalists are targeted and murdered. Those who send images from Gaza are often children aged 13-14”he says. International inaction which makes the situation on the ground invisible: “ 400,000 people are now locked in northern Gaza and subjected to this terrible ordeal of hunger”denounced Dominique de Villepin on France 2. Before continuing: “Tens of thousands of women and children have been killed in recent months. At one point, a democracy must be accountable before international society »he demanded. According to Dominique de Villepin, Gaza is in darkness and the international community must “know what’s going on. We cannot leave a 365km2 territory in the dark, from which we cannot escape”.
After more than a year of conflict between Israel and Hamas, at least 44,056 Palestinians lost their lives in conflicts, according to the Hamas government’s Ministry of Health, mentions RTL. Dead people who are both civilians and combatants. For these reasons, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Same story for the head of the armed branch of Hamas, Mohammed Deif. According to the International Criminal Court, they are recognized as “criminally responsible”. On the set of “What a time!” », Dominique de Villepin took the opportunity to recall that France and other international countries had not “the right to indifference despite the deafening silence, the invisibility of what is happening”.
Who is Dominique de Villepin?
A politician and close to Jacques Chirac, Dominique de Villepin got involved in politics in 1977 with the RPR. Born in Rabat in Morocco, he graduated from ENA. School in which he met François Hollande and Ségolène Royal. With his full name Dominique Galouzeau de Villepin, his career was launched when he was appointed to the post of diplomat. Subsequently, Dominique de Villepin becomes first secretary of the French embassy in the United States and first counselor of the French embassy in India.
When Jacques Chirac is elected Head of State, he appoints Dominique de Villepin Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2002. The minister is then famous for having pronounced a speech at the UN against France’s intervention in Iraq. He is the first to say “no” to the United States. Between 2004 and 2005, he was appointed Minister of the Interior before becoming Prime Minister May 31, 2005.
