A crowd of furious Palestinian protesters on Friday tried to block French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie on her way into the Gaza Strip, jumping on her vehicle and lying on the road.
Dozens of protesters surrounded Alliot-Marie's convoy and tried to block her passage through the Erez Crossing from . The protesters were relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
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They were angry about comments made by Alliot-Marie on Thursday in support of kidnapped IDF soldier .
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said her comments reflected a "total bias toward Israel."
Dozens of protesters surrounded Alliot-Marie's convoy and tried to block her passage through the Erez Crossing from . The protesters were relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
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They were angry about comments made by Alliot-Marie on Thursday in support of kidnapped IDF soldier .
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said her comments reflected a "total bias toward Israel."
Hamas police eventually dispersed the protesters and allowed her through.On Thursday Alliot-Marie met with President and said she came to endorse and enhance the friendship that exists between France and Israel and to discuss further areas of cooperation.
Alliot-Marie welcomed the fact that Israel has been accepted as a member of the OECD, adding that when Israel’s representatives come to Paris for OECD meetings, this, too, will provide additional opportunities for the strengthening of ties between the two countries.
France was closely observing what has been happening in the region, and was willing to do whatever possible to facilitate the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, she said.
