FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 350*MACRON SIGNALS HARD LINE ON ALGERIA, EMBRACES MOROCCO*ISRAELI GAZA POLICY OPPOSED*RUBIO SLAMS FRANCE FOR RECOGNIZING PALESTINIAN STATE*TODAY'S PROTEST*MACRON TALKS WITH ZELENSKY*

 

               (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

President Emmanuel Macron formally asking Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to take a tougher line when it comes to former colonial territory Algeria.

Tensions rising as Algeria has cracked down on French nationals who have written material considered illegal or offensive by the government.

France has disappointed Algeria with its embrace of neighboring Morocco including support for Morocco's claim of sovereignty over the mineral rich and disputed Western Sahara region.

Mr. Macron endorsed Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara when he spoke to Morocco's parliament last fall.

"'No Other Choice': Emmanuel Macron Wants To 'Adopt A Firmer Approach' Towards Algeria"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)

"Such an operation would worsen an already catastrophic situation"

The social media message Friday from France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan for total military control of Gaza.

Barrot saying such an operation would not contribute to a comprehensive solution to disarm Hamas and release Israel hostages held in Gaza...

France "Strongly Condemns" Israel's Plan For Military Control Of The Gaza Strip"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)

MEANWHILE, THE US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO CLAIMS THE STATEMATE IN GAZA BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS CAN BE BLAMED ON FRANCE FOR RECOGNIZING A PALESTINIAN STATE IN RECENT WEEKS.

"Witkoff said set to meet Qatar PM on comprehensive deal...Rubio blames impasse on France's Palestine recognition"-Times Of Israel

AND OF COURSE THAT REMINDS US THAT ACTIVITIES HOSTILE TO FRENCH LEADERS LIKE PRESIDENT MACRON EMINATING FROM 'INFLUENCERS' LIKE CANDACE OWENS CAN SERVE THE INTERESTS OF BOTH THE US AND ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS IN THE END.

The protest in Paris this afternoon a full video showing the before, during and after aspects of the Yellow Vests demonstration...

             Paris Yellow Vests Week 350 Protest Video Stream August 9, 2025

TODAY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON JOINED BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ FOR A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.

AFTER THE CONVERSATION MACRON SAYING:

"the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without the Ukrainians"

THERE ARE TALKS BEHIND THE SCENES THIS WEEKEND INCLUDING UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS, EUROPEAN SECURITY OFFCIALS, UK FOREIGN SECRETARY DAVID LAMMY AND US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE IN THE UK.

ALL POINTING TOWARDS NEXT FRIDAY'S TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING IN ALASKA.

                                          That's the news from France for this week.

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