"Israel has the right to its security; Israel can defend itself if it is attacked; but at the same time Israel should show restraint," Hollande said Monday in an annual televised interview marking Bastille Day, France's national holiday.Hollande is pushing for a cease-fire and says he is looking for all possible ways to mediate one.
"Israel has the right to its security; Israel can defend itself if it is attacked; but at the same time Israel should show restraint," French president Hollande said on Monday in an annual televised interview marking Bastille Day, France's national holiday, RIA Novosti reports.
Hollande said he didn't want the Israeli-Palestinian conflicted to be "imported" to France, and strongly criticized Sunday's scuffles at a Paris synagogue.
