Former Israeli Ambassador to France Avi Pazner recalls witnessing a 1996 meeting where French President Jacques Chirac told Netanyahu to his face:
I don't believe a single word that comes out of your mouth. Your entire policy consists of provoking the Palestinians.
Pazner, who had attended hundreds of head-of-state meetings, says he had never seen anything like it:
Chirac turned completely red, Netanyahu turned completely white.
Netanyahu stayed silent, clenched his teeth, then kept explaining his policy.
Walking out, he let out a heavy sigh: "Ah, fortunately, that's over."