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It has been reported that French President François Hollande asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attend the Jan. 11 march in Paris after the attack on Charlie Hebdo, claiming that his presence would be divisive.

I have not come across either an official or unofficial denial of the reported news.

?Netanyahu managed to ruffle a few feathers while taking part in the ?Charlie Hebdo? rally in Paris,? Reuters reported.

?A video posted on Facebook, the news footage mockingly set to the Looney Tunes cartoon music, showed Netanyahu maneuvering his way to the front of the rally with the help of several bodyguards, allowing him to be photographed arm-in-arm with other leaders, including French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel,? reads another Reuters dispatch.

I was actually watching live on TV as Netanyahu made his way up to the front row and started saluting the crowds as if he was a hero. Personally, I was irked by that act of Netanyahu, who I would not put on the shortlist for a Nobel Peace Prize.

I don?t think too many people reacted to Hollande?s wish not to see Netanyahu in Paris. Let?s not forget that the French Senate has called on the French government to recognize Palestine as a state; not out of love for the Palestinians, but rather as a reaction against Israeli intransigence.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an also reacted against Netanyahu?s presence in Paris.

Erdo?an said he could ?hardly understand how he [Netanyahu] dared to go? to the massive march, accusing him of applying ?state terrorism? to Gaza. However, unlike in the case of Hollande, I am sure that the world audience has not welcomed Erdo?an?s statements.

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