US EditionFrance officially recognizes Palestinian state, Macron calls on Israel to end Gaza war
France and Saudi Arabia co-hosted a UN summit where over 140 nations supported Palestinian statehood despite Israeli opposition and stalled peace talks, according to UN vote records.
- France has recognized a Palestinian state at a world summit, joining Western allies like Britain and Canada who made the same move yesterday and were rebuked by Israel.
- While the event could boost Palestinian morale, it is not expected to deliver change on the ground as Israel has declared there will be no Palestinian state and continues fighting Hamas in Gaza.
- Several European countries also recognized a Palestinian state ahead of this week's UN General Assembly, though the US and Israel boycotted today's meeting.
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Israeli ambassador slams French recognition of Palestine as ‘historic mistake’ on RFI
Joshua Zarka, Israel's ambassador to France, was RFI's guest on Monday, 22 September – the day that France officially recognised the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly, which Zarka called a 'historic mistake'.
France Officially Recognizes Palestinian State
French President Emmanuel Macron announced during the UN General Assembly that the country officially recognizes the State of Palestine. “The recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people takes nothing away from the rights of the people of Israel, who France supported from day one and to respect of which it is strictly committed,” Macron declared. “Precisely because we are convinced that this recognition is the only solution tha…
La Nación, Grupo Nación
udgtvParis, France. After almost two years of war in Gaza, most European countries now recognize the State of Palestine, thanks to official statements on Monday at the UN in France, Belgium or Luxembourg.The recognition of the Palestinian state – self-proclaimed in 1988 by Palestinian leaders in exile – comes in the midst of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, devastated by two years of conflict, and while the occupation of the W…
"I'm Disgusted" : Rachel Kahn, Cracks Live on Cnews, After the Recognition of the State of Palestine
While the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, declared on behalf of France officially recognizing the State of Palestine this Monday, September 22, the lawyer present on the plateau of Gauthier Le Bret was taken with a keen emotion.
France recognises Palestinian state at landmark UN summit
French President Emmanuel Macron officially recognised a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday, spurring a wave of Western moves to defy Israel in making the landmark - if symbolic - move. Macron, speaking at a summit that Israel and its chief backer the United States did not attend, called for an end to the war in Gaza. "The time for peace has come, as we are just moments away from no longer being able to seize it," Macron said in a…
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