"Many people have taken sides,” says Sandrine, who didn't feel comfortable providing her last name given the sensitivity of the topic.
Immediately following the Oct. 7 attacks, Macron condemned Hamas and supported Israel’s right to defend itself.
“The explicit prohibition of Palestinian demonstrations is something very recent and, in my opinion, a massive political mistake,” Lazar says.
The RN, which denounces mass immigration to France from largely Muslim countries, also views Israel as a beacon of democracy in the Arab world.
"He needs to defend what [Hamas does] without saying he supports them directly" as part of the Palestinian cause, says Lazar.
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