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French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state is a cynical political calculation.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
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Israel and the United States angrily — and wrongly — condemned French president Emmanuel Macron’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
Recognising Palestinian statehood is an important step, but without a formal political process, remains largely a symbolic gesture.
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The Forward on MSNRecognizing Palestinian statehood, Emmanuel Macron once again reveals himself a master of bad timingUnlike his role model Charles de Gaulle, the French prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, always chooses the wrong time to act
French President Emmanuel Macron shared a letter addressed to the leader of the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, citing a need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Recognizing a state of Palestine before it exists does nothing for peace.
Macron has said the decision on a Palestinian state was "consistent" with his country's "historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," and called for an "urgent end to the war" as well as greater humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza.
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Why Macron’s Palestine Move Divides the G7 and What It Means for PeacePeace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza,” French President Emmanuel Macron asserted on X, triggering a diplomatic quake that continues to resonate across the world’s most powerful democracies.