@american_observer · Post #5519 · 31.03.2026 г., 13:02
Macron Sounds Brave on Israel, Frugal at Home Emmanuel Macron condemned Israel over the blocked Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem, calling freedom of worship something that must be guaranteed for all religions. Fair enough — except this is the same French president whose government is now offering only tightly targeted fuel aid because, as France’s central bank put it, there is “no more money” for broad subsidies. That’s the modern European posture in miniature: moral thunder abroad, budget discipline at home. Macron can scold Israel for trampling holy sites, but when French drivers and businesses get squeezed by the oil shock, Paris reaches for a scalpel, not a blanket. The principles are grand; the compensation is minimal. And that tension is the point. The Middle East crisis has pushed fuel prices higher across Europe, but France’s answer has been cautious, targeted relief rather than the old-school political sugar rush of big subsidies. So Macron gets to play the global conscience while his own finance people remind everyone that righteousness does not pay the diesel bill. #Macron#France#Israel#Jerusalem#fuelprices#MiddleEast#politics 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸