The Prime Minister's Office has challenged these reports, citing the delegation's failure to coordinate with the Israeli army and calling the claims a "smear campaign." This contrasts with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and the national police, who both condemned the violence and opened criminal investigations. Baudoux has accused the Israeli government of tolerating such attacks, while France has vowed not to be intimidated by the incident.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Israeli Settlers Beat French Mayor in Attack on EU Convoy
Geopolitics3 days ago
Masked men on all-terrain vehicles targeted a convoy visiting the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh near Ramallah on Saturday. Seven settlers surrounded the vehicles, smashed a window of a Belgian consulate car, and demanded identification documents from the passengers. Bernard Baudoux, a mayor in northern France, was kicked and beaten with iron bars during the assault, which also affected diplomatic representatives from Belgium and Poland attending an olive harvest.
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