French security officials detained in diplomatic spat in Jerusalem – POLITICO

BUDAPEST — Armed Israeli security officers entered a French-administered site in Jerusalem and briefly detained two French consular employees, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries.

The incident at the Sanctuary of Eleona, a Christian pilgrimage site on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, took place shortly before French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot was planning to visit. Barrot is in the region for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Footage filmed by a journalist at the scene shows what appears to be a French security officer repeatedly saying “don’t touch me” to Israeli officers before being physically detained, marched out of the compound and led to a police car.