US Edition'Historic and Courageous': Reactions to France's Recognition of Palestine
France and over a dozen Western countries recognized a Palestinian state to pressure Israel amid escalating Gaza conflict, with the Hamas attack killing 1,219 Israelis, officials said.
- On Monday at the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron made a historic move by formally acknowledging Palestine as a state, marking a significant moment in international relations.
- This recognition followed longstanding tensions including Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and ongoing Israeli military campaigns in Gaza.
- Several Western countries including Britain, Australia, Canada, and Portugal also recognized Palestine, while Netanyahu’s government and the Trump administration opposed the move.
- Macron emphasized that the opportunity for peace is rapidly closing and urged an immediate halt to the conflict in Gaza and the taking of hostages.
- The recognitions increased pressure on Israel amid intensified conflict, yet observers warn that without concrete measures, statehood recognition risks remaining symbolic.
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The decision was made slowly, after many meetings in the Palace of the Elysée with some representatives of the Jewish and Muslim communities. Among them, writers and philosophers such as Alain Finkielkraut or Bernard-Henry Lévy, who disagreed with the steps the president intended to take. And, above all, it was adopted, at the end of last July, when in the diplomatic environment of the head of state there was the conviction that what was happeni…
In exchange for promises, Abbas saw Palestine recognized by more than ten Western States, but UN corridors' diplomats do not come to rule Palestine on the ground, they warn specialists.
‘It Honors Hamas’: Trump Trashes Recognition of Palestinian State to Emmanuel Macron’s Face
President Donald Trump trashed France’s recognition of a Palestinian state to French President Emmanuel Macron’s face on Tuesday. “Well, I think it honors Hamas, and you can’t do that because of October 7. You just can’t do that,” mused Trump with Macron sitting next to him. “But we want our hostages back, and we don’t want them back in, you know, ones and twos, and take the next two years to do it. We were the ones that got the hostages. And I …
The French President reinforced his position despite Israeli and American criticism, in the wake of France's recognition of Palestine.
His response was very much expected the day after the recognition of the Palestinian state by Emmanuel Macron. Donald Trump took the floor in the rostrum of the United Nations. Unsurprisingly, the main support of the Israeli government condemned France's position, highlighting the horrific acts committed by Hamas. Tonight, Tuesday 23 September, in a statement, the terrorist movement rejects the accusations of the US President and denies obstruct…
In an interview with BFMTV on Tuesday, 23 September, the President of the Republic explained that France was ready in case of Israeli sanctions in response to Paris' recognition of a State of Palestine.
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