"Emmanuel Macron is making a mistake; in reality, he is surrendering to Hamas," says Sébastien Chenu, vice-president of France's National Rally (Rassemblement National, Eds.), following the French president's recognition of the State of Palestine, arguing that "this will add to the crystallization of tensions between Israel and Palestine." Asked at the National Assembly about the budget preparation by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, he says the PM is "patching things up everywhere, doing makeshift repairs" that in the end "will displease everyone." (COMPLETE VIDI76FZ8KF_EN, VIDI76GM6N_EN) IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES