CHIRAC, A FRIEND OF THE ARABS
The former French president, Jacques Chirac, died today in Paris at the age of 86, leaving behind a long history of foreign policy, which was characterized by his support for the internationally recognized right of the Arab peoples, primarily the Palestinian.
Under his presidency, France opposed the United States military intervention in Iraq, voting against it in the United Nations Security Council.
In October 1996, during a visit to the old part of Al Qods, Chirac protested to Israeli security services that prevented him from moving freely on the street. “What do you want? Me to go back to my plane and go back to France? Is that what you want? Let them go, let them do. "
On several occasions, Chirac criticized Israel's Zionist policy, condemning it for acts of violence against the population of the occupied Palestinian territories.
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