Gary Fitleberg, December 9, 2004

Those who live in glass houses should not cast stones.

A French diplomat accused Israelis of having a negative fixation with France.

"There is a sort of anti-French neurosis in this country," France’s ambassador to Israel, Gerard Araud, told Israel Radio on Thursday, heaping special criticism on the Gallic caricatures of television comedian Eli Yatzpan. "The Israelis are convinced the French are anti-Israel."

The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem attacked Araud’s remarks, saying in a statement that they were a breach of diplomatic decorum.

Gary Fitleberg is a Political Analyst specializing in International Relations with emphasis on Middle East affairs.

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