Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has criticised France and Western nations’ “double standards” on Gaza, describing the war as a “historical scandal”, during a damning interview on Thursday. De Villepin said France’s influence on the global stage had faded and warned that Israel was “creating the conditions” for the reoccupation of Gaza. In an interview with French radio station France Inter on Thursday, de Villepin, who was prime minister from 2005 to 2007, said Israel’s war in Gaza was unlike previous conflicts due to the massive civilian death toll where well over 41,118 pe…