France set to recognise Palestine at UN summit • FRANCE 24 English

Palestinian and Israeli flags projected side by side on the Eiffel Tower, a symbol of French support for the two-state solution. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal all recognize the Palestinian state on Sunday, with France set to do the same at the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this Monday. The French President, Emanuel Macron, laid out his vision for the steps that should follow recognition on American television. We have a first phase which is I would say the emergency phase ceasefire release of all the stages and third restoring the humanitarian roads and the stabilization of Gaza. You have a second package which is the day after we will revert on that how to organize Gaza in terms of governance, security and reconstruction. And third package the perspective of the two states but recognizing a Palestinian state today is the only way to provide a political solution to a situation which has to stop. Macron’s announcement will take place during a summit at the United Nations sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, which will attempt to revive the two-state solution to the conflict. Paris has now removed any conditions such as the disarming of Hamas from its recognition of a Palestinian state. But you are not making the release of the hostages a condition before recognition. It will be it will be for us a requirements very clearly before opening for instance any embassy in in Palestine. Following the historic decision, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Macron of contributing to anti-semitism. An assertion the French leader has firmly rebuffed. Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Andor, and San Marino are all set to follow France in recognizing Palestinian statethood. But the US, a permanent member of the Security Council, remains firmly opposed to the move.

France is set to recognise a Palestinian state on Monday at the UN, following the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal. Macron said recognition is not conditional on hostage releases, though freedom is required before opening a Palestinian embassy. The move aims to revive the two-state solution, drawing criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, while several other European countries are expected to follow.
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7 comments

  1. Arabs have rejected two state solution 13 times since 1937. Their goal is to destroy Jews and Israel. Let's see if this time they will somehow change into peaceful people.

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