PARIS — On a sensitive and closely watched visit to Algeria, President Francois Hollande of France on Thursday acknowledged the ‘‘profoundly unjust and brutal’’ nature of France’s colonial rule, a statement seen in both countries as heralding a change of tone. But Hollande did not make an apology for France’s conduct, although Algeria has long pressed for one.
“I recognize here the suffering that colonialism inflicted on the Algerian people,’’ Hollande said in a speech before Parliament in Algiers.
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France ruled over Algeria in a totalitarian manner for 130 years and the world turned its head. Israel is just trying to keep land they won in war and the whole world lobs recriminations and repudiations because Israel, rightfully so, is suspicious of a sworn enemy that unceasingly refuses to acknowledge her existence and has dedicated itself to her destruction. Once again Israel is subjected to the double standard.