(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
(UPDATED FINAL VERSION)
"offense to France as a whole"
PRESIDENT MACRON ON PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU'S LINKAGE OF PALESTINIAN STATE RECOGNITION TO ANTISEMITISM
French President Emmanuel Macron rejecting the accusation of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that France's decision to recognize a Palestinian state fuels antisemitism.
The French Foreign Ministry calling in US Ambassador Charles Kushner when he raised the notion that France was falling short in dealing with antisemitism.
Earlier this year National Rally President Jordan Bardella was in Israel at an antisemitism conference sponsored by Mr. Netanyahu's government now Bardella is putting pressure on President Macron as France moves towards recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN next month.
Bardella speaking of "institutional blockage" in France seeking either dissolution of the National Assembly for legislative elections or the resignation of Mr. Macron to trigger a presidential election...
Jordan Bardella now literally the point man for the National Rally with Marine Le Pen sidelined by a corruption conviction and a ban on running for public office.
She is appealing her conviction with a ruling expected next year.
Bardella has polling numbers similar to Le Pen's and would be the man to beat if there were a Presidential election in 2027 or even earlier as Mr. Bardella is pushing for.
But the other political possibility is a vote of no-confidence in the National Assembly leading to new legislative elections.
An Elabe poll this weekend puts the National Rally in the lead for the first-round vote between 31 and 31.5 percent.
A united Left could score 23.5 percent of the vote a split Left would divide into 16.5 percent and 10 percent of the vote.
The parties of President Macron would be at 13.5-14 percent of the vote.
The "Old Right" Les Republicains at 10.5 percent with the Reconquete anti-immigration movement of Jewish political commentator Eric Zemmour at around 4.5 to 5 percent.
This poll does not break down a second round vote but asks the question if voters want to block the National Rally from winning the second round.
It comes out 53 percent don't want the National Rally stopped in the second round with 46 percent wanting it to lose the decisive round.
THE DRAMA OVER FRANCE'S AUSTERE BUDGET AND THE VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE BUILDING.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING THIS WEEK SAYING THAT PRIME MINISTER FRANCOIS BAYROU WAS REBUFFED IN HIS EFFORTS TO FIND A 'COMPROMISE' ON THE BUDGET ISSUE.
THE SPIN, THE MESSAGING OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THIS DELIBERATELY CREATED TIME PERIOD BEFORE THE CONFIDENCE VOTE IS ONE OF ITS WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE WHILE THE OPPOSITION IS 'UNCOMPROMISING'.
IN THE COMING WEEK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARTIES LIKE THE SOCIALISTS, THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES FACTION (LIOT), THE REPUBLICANS AND THE NATIONAL RALLY WILL MEET MR. BAYROU.
THE GREENS AND LA FRANCE INSOUMISE ON THE LEFT SEE NO NEED TO MEET HIM.
Protests against the 2026 austerity budget are planned for September 10th and September 18th the September 10th protest expected to be a major show of force by the Left in France.
IN PARIS THIS AFTERNOON A STREET PROTEST.
THE PROCESSION FEATURING FLAGS INCLUDING THE FRENCH FLAG, PALESTINIAN FLAG, YELLOW FLAGS AND PROTEST SIGNS.
ONE SIGN READ 'DESTITUTION MACRON' ANOTHER READING 'MACRON DEGAGE' OR 'MACRON GET LOST'...
HERE IS A SHORTER VIDEO OF TODAY'S PROTEST....VIDEO
That's the story from France for this week.
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