France will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
In a statement on social media, he said the move was part of his country's commitment to achieving a "lasting peace in the Middle East".
"True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognise the State of Palestine.
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France will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.
ReplyDelete“True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make a formal announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September,” the French head of state wrote on X and Instagram.
Including France, Palestinian statehood is now recognized by 142 countries, though Israel and the United States strongly oppose recognition.
Israel strongly condemns France’s decision to recognize Palestine as a sovereign country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
ReplyDelete"We strongly condemn President Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state next to Tel Aviv in the wake of the October·7 massacre. Such a move rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became," he wrote on the X social network.
In Netanyahu’s opinion, a Palestinian state "in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel — not to live in peace beside it."
The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas' latest response “shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
ReplyDelete“While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith," Witkoff said in a statement. “We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for the people of Gaza.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said late on July 24 that Paris would officially recognize the State of Palestine at the September session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his opinion, "the most important thing today is to end the war in Gaza and provide relief to civilians." The French leader highlighted the need "to ensure the demilitarization of the Palestinian movement Hamas, as well as the security and restoration of Gaza." "Finally, we need to build the State of Palestine, ensure its viability, and ensure that, by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, it contributes to the security of all nations in the Middle East," Macron stressed.
ReplyDeleteIncluding France, Palestinian statehood is recognised by 142 countries, including Ireland, according to an AFP tally, though Israel and the United States strongly oppose recognition.
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