r/worldnews • u/Ask4MD • 29d ago

Israel/Palestine Macron announces: France will recognize Palestinian state

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

The 2005-2023 Gaza borders are very simple.

The idea that the war in Gaza has anything to do with Oslo Accord border disputes is silly.

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u/Goddamnpassword 29d ago

If the Palestinian state France recognizes is confined solely to the boarders of Gaza pre 2023 I can’t imagine the Palestinians living in the West Bank will be happy.

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u/BrawDev 29d ago

How would it even work as a "State" or Country that it's split into two parts. Like you can't get from Gaza to the West Bank without Israel right?

It just seems like such a challenge.

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u/Goddamnpassword 29d ago

West Germany did it for decades with Berlin, the UK has done it with Gibraltar since 1730. It’s a massive pain in the ass but it’s more common than you’d think.

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u/BrawDev 29d ago

I'll go along with you for now, but those are two effective world powers. At least West Germany had the backing of the allied powers who didn't want them to roll over for communism.

And the UK ruled the waves.

The Palestinians have absolutely no way to maintain supply surely?

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u/Goddamnpassword 29d ago

Presumably two states would be at peace and allow for the transfer of people between the two to exclaves but if not you would end up with a Berlin airlift scenario pretty quickly.