French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the tactics went beyond legitimate means of debate and protest. Macron said he understands that the events in the Gaza Strip in particular are upsetting people, “but preventing a debate has never helped resolve the conflict,” according to an interview published on Sunday in the newspapers La Provence and La Tribune Dimanche. “It is perfectly legitimate and even reasonable and reassuring that our youth can say that international events affect them and discuss them. But…