Blog : Life in Israel

"Its about the Jewish tradition, it's about Jewish history. - But we need to keep the nature, the character of the state of Israel as a Jewish state because this is - excuse me for using French - the raison d'etre of the state of Israel"

-----FM Tzipi Livni

"Excuse me for using French"? This is what she says to a conference of Jews from around the world' As if they would have no idea what the words "raison d'etre" mean because they are French'

Pardon my French, or Excuse my French, is usually a phrase reserved for excusing yourself for using a curse word or other profanity. Not for actually saying something in French.