Police, Shin Bet say Macron patched things up with Israeli security detail

A joint statement by the Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service says French President Emmanuel Macron and his Israeli security detail patched things up after the brief verbal altercation earlier today at the Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem’s Old City.

“In accordance with the security arrangements coordinated beforehand, the French president and his people were accompanied into the church by a policeman and a member of the Shin Bet,” the statement says.

It adds that the French leader’s team apologized after the fact for the confrontation, sparked when Macron lost his patience over the Israeli guards’ desire to enter the church.

The statement relates that when he left the church, Macron made sure to shake hands with the Israeli personnel before continuing his tour of the Old City, when he was “accompanied by the [Israeli] forces and all the means required to ensure his safety as a senior personage visiting Israel.”