Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News

Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News

November 10, 2006

French troops almost fired at Israel jets: minister

Nov 9, 2006 — PARIS (Reuters) - (click here for full story)
French peacekeeping troops in Lebanon recently came within two seconds of firing missiles at Israeli fighter jets that approached as if to attack them, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said.
Speaking to the lower house of parliament on Wednesday night, she said this was the latest in a string of incidents in which Israeli warplanes had "adopted a hostile attitude" to French and German forces and said it was "not tolerable."

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