Envoy to France says attacks may lead to closer cooperation

Israel’s ambassador to France, Aliza Ben Nun, says that Friday night’s attacks may lead to increased cooperation between Jerusalem and Paris, a process which began with the terror attacks at the Charlie Hebdo editorial office and the Hyper Cacher supermarket in Paris in January this year.

“The entire French system internalized [this] and changed course,” she tells the Walla news site. “I am certain that the events of Friday night will give another push to what has already started over the last year, there may be additional cooperation [with Israel] on security matters.”

Ben Nun says there are noticeably more stringent security checks in public places, “things we have not seen in Europe in the past. The situation has changed, Evidently, there is no escaping it,” she says.