US EditionMacron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace
- On September 18, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in New York.
- Macron’s announcement followed Israel’s counterterrorism operations against Hamas amid ongoing violence after the October 7 massacre that killed 1,219 people, mostly civilians.
- Macron condemned Hamas’s terrorist attack, confirmed the Palestinian Authority’s condemnation and reform commitments, and criticized Israel’s Gaza operations as counterproductive and breaching international law.
- He said recognizing a Palestinian state offers a 'legitimate perspective' separate from Hamas and called the Gaza offensive 'a failure' destroying Israel’s credibility regionally and globally.
- Macron’s initiative aims to isolate Hamas and revive a two-state solution but drew sharp Israeli criticism linking recognition to rising antisemitism and concerns of rewarding terrorism.
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France's recognition of Palestine is only a first step for the co-author of historic Middle East Atlas, Vincent Lemire. He pleads for sanctions against Israel because, he says, "We cannot recognize a state while letting its future citizens die."
In parallel to the war in the Palestinian enclave, Israel intensified its operations and expanded its settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting countries to act, fearing that the very prospect of a peaceful...
France and several other countries must recognize the State of Palestine on Monday, on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
After Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Portugal on Sunday, France and other countries are about to recognize the Palestinian State this Monday at a UN summit. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu accuses them of offering "a huge reward to terrorism." Follow the latest news. - IN DIRECT - Near East: Emmanuel Macron at the UN this Monday to recognize the Palestinian State (International).
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