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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 17: We take a look at how papers are reacting to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Next: the UK suffers food shortages “from Trump’s war”. Also: did Pete Hegseth really quote from “Pulp Fiction” in his latest war prayer? Finally, we take a look at the latest dating trends.
Papers are reacting to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The headline of Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour reads “a ten-day reprieve”. The paper writes that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has “finally secured a ceasefire”. It calls it a “small victory”, as both sides have already accused each other of violating the truce.
The Wall Street Journal says that “the push for Israel-Lebanon peace risks a new confrontation with Hezbollah“. The American paper writes that excluding the terrorist group from the negotiating table “makes a lasting agreement hard to achieve”.
Israeli paper The Jerusalem Post says that many Israelis will be “furious” with the 10-day ceasefire, but explains that Israel has reached the “limit of its force against Hezbollah”. IDF commanders have also made it clear that it is impossible to eliminate Hezbollah solely by using military force. The paper writes that Israel could hold onto Lebanon’s southern border longer and use it as a bargaining chip with the Lebanese government against Hezbollah.
The impact of the war in the Middle East is being felt across the world. The headline of British left-wing paper Morning Star reads “Food crisis threat from Trump’s war”. The British government is planning emergency measures to combat food shortages. Prices are also expected to soar. A cartoon in The Guardian criticises what it calls “Trumpflation”.
Also: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth blessed the war effort at his latest worship service at the Pentagon. But instead of the Bible, his words match a dialogue in “Pulp Fiction”. The Guardian writes “Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction”. French paper Le Parisien compares the speeches in a video and Newsweek puts the quotes side by side. Some people online are saying that Hegseth’s speechwriter must be a big Tarantino fan.
Finally, papers discuss the latest dating trends. The Telegraph says that dating has become an “extreme sport for men” and asks, “Are impossible standards and a toxic mistrust leaving blokes behind”? The New York Times talks about another dating trend: “Older women are in demand by younger men”. The paper says it’s not only a trend, but “a shift in power, desire and modern masculinity”.
You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.
