Benjamin Netanyahu warns of "invasion of extremist Islam"

During an interview with the French‑language channel i24News on Oct. 20, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the French authorities had failed to act quickly enough to counter rising radical Islamist activity amid the country’s ongoing street unrest. He argued that the government had abandoned a firm response and should instead confront such groups rather than seek conciliation. The unrest, which started over school‑related grievances more than a month earlier, has grown into a nationwide series of demonstrations involving unions, civil‑society groups and the Yellow Vests, and has been fueled by economic pressures. French interior minister Laurent Nunez reported close to a thousand detentions as police clashed with protesters in several cities, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to rebuke foreign leaders who comment on France’s internal security.