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GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 29 – France urges the European Union to pressure Israel to lift a €2 billion blockade and halt West Bank settlements to revive the two-state solution amid the Gaza war.
- On Monday, France called on the European Union to pressure Israel to negotiate a two-state solution at a UN meeting co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
- The conference, postponed from June due to international condemnation of Israel’s Gaza war, saw France pledge to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September.
- Jean-Noël Barrot urged the EU to demand Israel lift a $2 billion blockade, halt West Bank settlements, and end the 'militarized' Gaza food system.
- The United Nations summit co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia saw over 120 nations support Palestinian statehood, despite Israel and the United States refusing to participate, and over 40 foreign ministers attending.
- France's stance indicates it aims to recognize Palestine, positioning it as the largest Western power and sole G7 member to do so, with many countries signaling readiness for recognition.
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Following a first day that witnessed widespread momentum and consensus on a just settlement to the Palestinian issue and condemnation of the "starvation of Gaza," the second and final day of the international conference on a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution began Tuesday evening, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France...
US skips UN two-state solution event, but hosts France and Saudi say they align with Trump
The French minister threatened Israel with punitive measures via the European Commission, which is discussing possible actions this week. By Mike Wagenheim, JNS Monday’s United Nations conference on the subject of a two-state solution offers “a rare and indispensable opportunity” that “can and must serve as a decisive turning point,” António Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, said at the opening of the two-day event. Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud…
France Urges EU to Press Israel Toward Two-State Solution at UN Meeting - teleSUR English
France has called on the European Union to take concrete steps to pressure Israel into committing to a two-state solution, amid ongoing international efforts to resolve the conflict in Gaza and recognise Palestinian statehood. RELATED: Deadly Floods in Beijing Kill Dozens, Force Mass Evacuations Speaking at the opening session of a high-level United Nations meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot urg…
Palestinian question a ‘test case’ for world, Dar tells UN moot on two-state solution
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the Israel-Palestine question was a “test case” for the United Nations and the world as he addressed a high-level conference on the two-state solution in New York. Dar was addressing a rescheduled global conference on “The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” at the United Nations headquarters. The three-day moot, co-chaired by France an…
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