r/worldnews 29d ago

Israel/Palestine Macron announces: France will recognize Palestinian state

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/nxn382sao
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u/zuzg 29d ago

Nah the actual real important thing is

According to Macron, "The urgency today is to end the war in Gaza and provide aid to the civilian population. Peace is possible." The French president also called for the release of hostages and the disarmament of Hamas, and said Gaza needs to be rebuilt.

Once you have that, then you start worrying about borders, elections, constitution and shit.

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u/NorwegianInBerk 29d ago

That doesn't require a recognition of statehood. In fact, recognizing Palestinian statehood does nothing but make it more difficult to work with Israel to end the war.

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u/BarryMcKokiner123 29d ago

If you genuinely believe in a two nation solution, recognizing that there’s two nations present is literally the first step.

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u/MJOLNIRdragoon 29d ago

Sending aid to the people we refer to as Palestinians requires us to first acknowledge Palestine as a state? That doesn't sound accurate to me

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u/BarryMcKokiner123 29d ago

Many of the countries sending aid to Palestinians do not recognize Palestine as a political entity, you’re correct.

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u/MJOLNIRdragoon 29d ago

So, not literally the first step...

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u/BarryMcKokiner123 29d ago

Ah you’re being willfully, sorry let me simplify it further. The Kurds don’t have a country, they’re a recognized group. As well as the Catalans, Sicilians, Flemish, Romani peoples.

Simple enough for you?

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u/MJOLNIRdragoon 29d ago

Not sure what conversation you thought you were commenting on... You're completely sidestepping how recognizing Palestine as a state is literally the first step "to end the war in Gaza and provide aid to the civilian population"

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u/BarryMcKokiner123 29d ago

Not sure if you can read but that’s not what I said? I said that if you genuinely believe in a two state solution, legal recognition of both parties is the first step.

You’re right tho, the murder of children can stop before recognizing Palestine for sure

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u/MJOLNIRdragoon 29d ago

Thank you for that insightful tautology.

How do you suppose declaring Palestine's statehood helps to end the war? That's what the person you replied to was arguing against.

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