{"id":119459,"date":"2025-02-25T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=119459"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:16:56","slug":"25-05-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=119459","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Ministry seeks dialogue with three ‘right-wing’ European parties"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Foreign Ministry seeks dialogue with three ‘right-wing’ European parties<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

AMICHAI STEIN, WALLA!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The parties are the National Rally (France), the Sweden Democrats, and Vox (Spain).<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gideon Sa’ar, Foreign Affairs Minister, March 28, 2024. \/ (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI\/FLASH90)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Foreign Ministry<\/a>\u00a0will engage in dialogue with the three main far-right parties in France, Sweden<\/strong>, and Spain<\/strong>, Foreign Minister\u00a0Gideon Sa\u2019ar<\/a>\u00a0said on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The three parties are France\u2019s National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, the Sweden Democrats, and the Spanish Vox party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The decision was made following a series of ministerial discussions, during which it was determined that these parties do not have antisemitic or anti-Israel elements. However, Israel will still refrain from engaging with parties tainted by\u00a0antisemitism<\/a>, such as the Austrian Freedom Party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussions began in recent weeks between Foreign Ministry officials and representatives from these parties, marking a 180-degree shift in policy. Israel has consistently avoided engaging with far-right parties due to allegations of and ties to antisemitism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, given the rise of these parties in recent years, the Foreign Ministry began deliberations on the matter last year under then-minister Israel Katz. Sa\u2019ar now finalized the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nMarine Le Pen, member of parliament and leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, delivers a speech during a debate on migration at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 7, 2019. (credit: BENOIT TESSIER\/REUTERS)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Classified by Israel as antisemitic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The National Rally had been officially classified by Israel as antisemitic, partly due its former leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was widely considered antisemitic and infamously referred to gas chambers as a \u201cmere detail of history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The rise of the party has elicited mixed reactions from French Jews. Some have migrated more to the center-left parties as a result, while others insist that the current French political climate is unique and requires a different response.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are those who argue that the current party leader is different,\u201d said Tzvi Amar, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in southern France. \u201cShe [Le Pen] and other party leaders support Israel, condemn Hamas, and even assist the Jewish community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amar emphasized though that the issue remains controversial.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the main Jewish organization in France, the CRIF, still does not invite the party to its events, there is a recognition among some French Jews that today\u2019s National Rally openly presents itself as a friend of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe community is not unified on this matter,\u201d Amar explained. \u201cThere are differing opinions, and some still believe that they are far-right extremists and that Israel should not engage with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonathan-Simon Sellem, a French-Israeli journalist, writer, and politician, said the National Rally has significantly evolved in its stance on Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSince October 7, the party\u2019s support for Israel has been remarkable,\u201d he said. \u201cIts representatives in the National Assembly have consistently stood by Israel, condemned Hamas and Hezbollah, and called for the unconditional release of the hostages. Some lawmakers even wore the yellow pin advocating for the hostages\u2019 release.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that the French community in Israel is generally pleased with this development \u2013 not because they necessarily vote for the party \u2013 but because they understand what is happening in France.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLabeling the party or its leaders as \u2018persona non grata\u2019 is no longer tenable under these circumstances. Even the renowned Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld has stated that the party is no longer antisemitic \u2013 and is far more sympathetic toward Jews than the French far Left.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOf course, one does not need to agree with everything they seek to implement, but their major role in French politics, along with their strong support for Israel and their firm denunciation of Hamas, compels us to make this initial contact,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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